Researchers sought
Toshiba is offering two scientists the chance to join its research and development team in Japan. The Toshiba Fellowship Programme, which starts in autumn 2006, is available to any PhD-level...
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Physics bursary boost
Thirty-six UK universities have signed up to a new scheme offering grants of £1,000 a year to students who study physics. The Institute of Physics is offering 300 bursaries worth a total of Pounds 3,...
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All research to go online
Government-funded researchers could be required to post their publications online from next April. Proposals from the umbrella body for all research councils could mean that up to 15,000 academics -...
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How clean is my cloister
Josephine McAndrew, who is studying for a masters in physics at York University, spent part of her summer helping to spruce up Durham Cathedral as one of the volunteers for Cathedral Camp. The...
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Trust brings £2m boost
The Wellcome Trust this week announced a £2 billion budget for biomedical research, but its director will be making daily checks to see which of his researchers has been published. The research money...
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Country matters
Dorset is the location for an adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's The Travelling Companion . The film is being made this month by staff, students and graduates of Bournemouth Media School and has...
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Academe gets military call-up
Britain's military top brass this week urged universities to set up more undergraduate courses in cultural studies, languages and conflict prevention and called for closer links between academe and...
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Redbricks get thumbs down
The results of a national student survey make salutary reading, with courses and access at new and old universities coming under fire The first-ever national survey of student satisfaction will prove...
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Males are most likely to be critical
The results of a national student survey make salutary reading, with courses and access at new and old universities coming under fire Male students from ethnic minorities are the least happy with...
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Personal touch helps reduce dropout rate
The results of a national student survey make salutary reading, with courses and access at new and old universities coming under fire Student dropout rates are falling in institutions with the worst...
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Lib Dems rethink degrees
Students could dip in and out of different universities as they accumulate credits for a degree under plans being considered by the Liberal Democrats, The Times Higher has learnt. Ed Davey, the party...
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Tax advice from a man for all seasons
A central pillar of the Liberal Democrats' general election campaign - a local income tax - was put to the test by David King of Stirling University, writes Paul Hill. Professor King, who has worked...
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A double first in Far East for Notts
Nottingham University has stolen a market lead over its international competitors by becoming the first foreign university to open campuses in China and Malaysia. Last week, it opened the first...
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Aptitude tests still favour rich
American-style admissions tests may be no fairer a way for British universities to "talent-spot" students than looking at A-level results, according to a new study, writes Paul Hill. A paper in the...
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Bern
The Swiss Government has demanded more information from the US authorities about the death of academic Salah Jmor, who was apparently shot by a US soldier in Iraq in June. Professor Jmor, an Iraqi...