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The following plea arrived in The Diary's in-tray last week. It reads: "I am Charles and need your help in managing a large inheritance that I have just managed to squeeze through. I have at present...
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Travelling light, travelling free
More than a dozen students from Aberdeen University have staged a "jailbreak" to see how far they could get from the city in 36 hours without spending any money on transport, as part of a charity...
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Royal 'lag' wanted by the law
The Princess Royal is said to be poised to accept an honorary degree in law from Saskatchewan University in Canada - to the amusement of her staff. One of them was quoted in The Daily Mirror as...
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Scotland shows heavenly lump
Glasgow University this week celebrates the bicentenary of Scotland's first confirmed meteor fall, which hit the ground in a nearby quarry. A smoking trail crashed into the ground and a party of...
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Why I ...think we have too many books
Thrills that never diminish: hitting a ball to the boundary; making an audience laugh; a lively seminar discussion; love. Thrills that eventually diminish to zero or below: chairing a meeting; being...
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No place for losers
Marketisation has energised US higher education but it has its downsides, says David Kirp The bogeyman of "marketisation" haunts the rancorous debate over the higher education bill. Viewed from...
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Animal tests can't be avoided
Vivisection is necessary despite the search for alternatives, says Simon Festing No one wants to use animals for medical research if it can be avoided. It's controversial. The public doesn't like it...
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Work is tough enough, so don't make it worse
The professional world offers many opportunities to shoot oneself in the foot. Valerie Atkinson highlights a few favourites Can you recall being single? Did you ever try to entice someone who was...
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Jobwatch: movers and shapers
Derby College, Buxton, is looking for two assistant directors to take it forward during one of its most significant events - the move into £15 million new premises, writes Claire Sanders University...
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Who got that job?
Kathy Wiles, 35 Director £35,251 - £39,958 University of Newcastle upon Tyne Job advertised in The Times Higher , August 29 2003 Kathy Wiles came home when she got the top job at the Centre for...
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Teaching: on the front line
What is your experience of teaching? Pat Leon asks teachers how they manage Name: Gavin Burnage Age: 40 Job: Computer-assisted language learning officer in the faculty of modern and medieval...
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Speak up, I'm doing some silent teaching
Lecturers, bite your tongue, relinquish control and get those students talking. It will do wonders for classroom dynamics, says Rosanna Breen Teachers are in that awkward position of having to strike...
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Anger at centre for animal welfare
A new government centre for research on alternatives to animal research is expected to anger anti-vivisection groups by underlining the need for some animal experiments to continue. The national...
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V-c halts league tables
Oxford University's next vice-chancellor has won a legal battle against his native New Zealand government to stop the publication of university league tables. John Hood, who will join Oxford this...
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The lengths some will go to...
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