Two asteroid fly-bys for Rosetta
Paris, 11 Mar 2004 Today the Rosetta Science Working Team has made the final selection of the asteroids that Rosetta will observe at close quarters during its journey to Comet 67P/Churyumov-...
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Bashir beats dirty tricks to clinch Union presidency An Oxford Union tribunal approved the election of Ruzwana Bashir as its president after viewing a secretly filmed video that showed that...
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Tobacco funds carry a penalty
The American Cancer Society has cut off all funding to researchers who take money from tobacco companies after a university study funded by the tobacco industry allegedly understated the harmful...
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Australian dropout rates undermine enrolment rise
The number of enrolments at Australian universities has jumped by almost 40 per cent over the past five years and will exceed 1 million for the first time in 2004. Although increasing numbers of...
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Guide covers all
Quality standards implemented by universities worldwide have been updated to cover everything from how to welcome new students to records management. The International Organisation for...
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A neglected force that can boost our economy
The UK should do more to support low-income adults through higher education, says Jacqueline King Most universities are preoccupied with adjusting to what we in the US have termed the double whammy:...
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Alison Wolf
Taking the government's word for the quality of mathematics courses in schools could put university standards at risk For decades, the decline in school mathematics has fed through into higher...
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My revolting past
Peter Knight recalls that lust and food prompted him into political action as a student Today, Peter Knight is the UK's longest-serving vice-chancellor and head of the University of Central England...
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Steadfast rebel wins apology
Labour rebel Helen Clark, MP for Peterborough, who voted against the higher education bill during its second reading in the Commons, has won an apology and £5,000 in damages from The Daily Express ....
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Comrades, cadavers and cash
At last, the contingency plans to combat "death threats" from employers - who warned a fortnight ago that they would not release payouts to the families of striking academics who might die on the...
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One knockout is not enough
Accident victims who suffer a severe head injury are more likely to develop post-traumatic stress disorder if they are conscious during their ordeal, according to a study published by BMC Psychiatry...
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Italian 'clone' upsets mascot
Western Kentucky University's mascot, "Big Red", has allegedly been copied illegally by a company controlled by the Italian prime minister, the billionaire Silvio Berlusconi. Big Red, a scarlet...
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Why I... am a victim of 'quality suffering'
On the way to work the other week I was worrying about who would be on the picket line and what abuse I would be subjected to for my determination to work during the strike. For nothing. Not a single...
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There's life after 21..
The government ignores the clout of postgraduates at its peril, insists Miriam David The media debates about the higher education bill and the white paper that preceded it - billed as the "future of...
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Don't make this club exclusive
How can we best support students to ensure class doesn't become a barrier, asks Fiona Devine When I went to university in 1980, there were no tuition fees to pay and I had a full maintenance grant...