Mob rule defied by rector
The rector of the University of Palermo in Sicily has announced plans to abolish tuition fees for students whose families have to pay protection to the Cosa Nostra - in effect a public challenge to...
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Swedes could lose vacation
Swedish MPs are studying a report that stresses the benefits of a longer academic year and summer teaching, which could cut six months off a three-year degree course. The report from the National...
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Foreign languages disdained in Spain
British students are not alone in finding languages a turn-off. Most Spanish students have a barely adequate command of a foreign language and just over one in three takes advantage of his or her...
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Admit it, George Dubya's medicine is not all bad
The policies of the US President draw on academic ideas, so just watch who you call stupid, says Niall Ferguson In Europe and American universities alike, George W. Bush has a very large number of...
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'Alison Wolf'
...The whole affair had passed them by' It is more important to tackle the lack of students in core subjects than to create an over-arching school diploma Last October, the government-appointed...
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Review
'Walk by Jasper Morrison's toasters and cutlery despite their "underlying wit" (I did not find them at all funny)' DESIGNER OF THE YEAR AWARDS Design Museum, London, to June 19 If you are a cynical...
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'Dead wood' haunts Schwartz
He may be calling for stronger moral values in higher education, but Brunel University vice-chancellor Steven Schwartz has been nominated by union officials as the worst boss in Britain for a TV...
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More 'pipe down' than peace pipe
There is news of internal friction in the Association of University Teachers itself. After the coverage in The Times Higher of disquiet among ethnic minority members of the union, sources reveal that...
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Howelling omission
Speaking of friction, the National Union of Students conference next month could witness the first clash of the political parties over higher education. Charles Hendry, the new Tory higher education...
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Howelling loudly
Dr Howells, however, was on true undiplomatic form at the drinks reception to launch the Quality Assurance Agency annual report this week. Referring to a recent meeting with 15 other education...
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Few fans of funding exercise
Nothing fires emotions in universities like the research assessment exercise. In a speech this week, Baroness Greenfield highlighted the challenges for higher education. But it was her remark that...
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Why I...fear for the treatment of laboratory animals
Last November, an inquest decided that a young serviceman had been unlawfully killed by the British Government. He was, reportedly, one of more than 700 soldiers used as "guinea pigs" at the Ministry...
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Have faith in reason
Environmental fundamentalism is threatening the very foundations of democracy, says Dick Taverne Modern science and liberal democracy were linked at birth during the Enlightenment and have been...
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A fair cause for celebration
The new support arrangements will ensure students are not deterred financially, insists Martin Harris The diverse range of financial packages announced today represents a significant milestone in the...
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1am: made a complete monkey of myself
Not even a free prize draw could coax Tim Birkhead to record what he does 24/7 Researchers in animal behaviour, such as Jane Goodall, often need to know how much time their subjects - chimpanzees in...