Give cash back as tax credits, says expert
University graduates in England and Australia pay far more in tax during their working lives than the cost of their education and therefore should not be charged for their studies, an English...
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Turkey pushes to reopen seminary
A theological higher education seminary on an island off the Turkish coast could be about to reopen after more than 30 years. Abdullah Gul, the Turkish foreign minster, said "work is under way" to...
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Toumaï tooth trouble
Palaeontologist Michel Brunet has dismissed claims that a tooth was stuck in the wrong place during reconstruction of Toumaï, a fossilised skull some 7 million years old, recognised as belonging to...
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Audit counts cost of student HIV/Aids
Aids-related deaths account for most of the R8 million (£708,000) written off by South Africa's National Student Financial Aid Scheme. NSFAS has had to write off 400 loans because student debtors...
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Wendy guides the lost online
A US university is showing new students what awaits them when they arrive on campus by inviting them to pry into the life of an imaginary female undergraduate. Dayton University in Ohio aims to...
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FP7 seeking to double budget
The European Commission expects a draft paper on its Seventh Framework Programme of research grants to suggest more than doubling the current budget. The paper, due in the autumn with formal...
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Mind the Gats, and keep doors open to everyone
Equity and quality are the buzzwords for countries hoping to profit from overseas students, says Stéphan Vincent-Lancrin Higher education is a major export industry. International student mobility...
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Alison Wolf
The Swedes face problems that mirror our own, so it's not surprising that they look with interest at developments in the UK What do your colleagues think of when they hear the word "Sweden"? Abba, of...
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Keep your Bunsen burning
Academics addicted to a 24-hours-a-day working habit should adopt Sir Richard Doll as their role model. The 91-year-old epidemiologist - who was horrified when asked if he would ever retire (Goodness...
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Who said 'quick fix'?
Those who criticised the Treasury's ten-year science review for being a rush job may be changing their minds. For weeks, there have been excited whisperings that the big announcement by Gordon Brown...
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It's a job to understand
Rumour has it that Philippe Busquin, the European research commissioner, wants another four years in the job when his term of office expires in November. Perhaps even he needs some extra time to try...
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Just add Bolly to lolly
Who could say no to Bollinger? Lee Bollinger that is, president of Columbia University, who predicts that cash-rich Ivy League institutions will lure legions of Blighty's brightest students across...
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Bring on Robo-Rooney
No sooner has the England football team returned home from Euro 2004 with its dreams of glory shattered than the Open University has taken up the bid to win sporting honours in Portugal. It has led a...
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Reunited: 15 minutes of fame can go a long way
Jon Tickle studied physics at Leicester University in 1993-96 then found micro-celebrity on reality TV I used to play hockey for the university and still visit regularly - ostensibly to play the...
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Why I believe there should be even more history on television
When the Institute of Historical Research hosted a conference on "History and the Media", our starting point was the widespread perception that history is more popular than ever, and that the...