US war on plagiarism takes first UK scalp
An escalating war against academic plagiarism in the US looks set to spread to the UK after claiming its first English scalp. Following a spate of claims of plagiarism by academics in the US, The...
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CO2 gas turns Earth orbit into junkyard
Greenhouse gases are not only destroying our world they are also making space increasingly unsafe, causing a ring of debris to accumulate around the Earth, researchers have warned. Scientists at...
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'Pope John Paul II had extraordinary charisma and a world presence'
Theologist Paul D. Murray examines the challenges facing Pope John Paul II's successor Paul D. Murray, a specialist in modern Roman Catholic theology at Durham University, refuses to predict who will...
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On the move...
* St Martin's College, Lancaster, has awarded the following titles: David Manning , research co-ordinator, professor of medical imaging; Hilary Cooper , former reader in education, professor of...
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Exam boards unveil SAT rival
A new contender for a proposed national test to identify the relative strengths and potential of university applicants was unveiled this week by an international partnership of exam boards....
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Hepatitis B carriers may be allowed to train as doctors
Students with the highly infectious liver disease hepatitis B may soon be allowed to train as doctors after a review by the Government and universities, The Times Higher can reveal. At the moment...
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Free Willy, Moby Dick... it suddenly becomes clear
A "most dreadful" sea monster that was sighted off the coast of Greenland in the 18th century may have been an excited whale with an impressive erection, researchers have revealed, writes Anna...
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DONS' DINS The slimming down of the academic lunch
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Vivisection challenge
A High Court judge has ruled that animal-rights campaigners can challenge the legality of animal experiments at Cambridge University. On Tuesday, Mr Justice Stanley Burnton gave the British Union for...
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Lords call for strategy
The House of Lords' European Union committee has urged the Government to draw up a clear national strategy to make the most of EU education programmes. The EU programme for 2006 to 2013, with a E13.6...
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Boost for scientists
Oxford University has won a contract to help scientists at the Natural Environment Research Council to exploit their research. Isis Enterprise, part of Isis Innovation, Oxford University's technology...
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Union fears local deals
The national pay bargaining system for academics has, in effect, collapsed into a local free-for-all, members of the Association of University Teachers will hear next week. The fragmentation of...
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Take your pick in jobs bonanza
This week's Times Higher boasts a bumper crop of jobs as universities jostle for market position and prepare for the next research assessment exercise. Six higher education institutions have taken...
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Andrea Dworkin: 1946-2005
Feminist fighter: Andrea Dworkin, who died this week, was both revered and disparaged for her radical feminism. She wrote a number of thought-provoking, controversial and spirited book reviews for...
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Hefce faces unsure future
Criticism of the funding council is rife but not everyone is ready to see it go, Anthea Lipsett discovers "Everyone is disenchanted with the research assessment exercise and the funding council,"...