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Giddens: fees scheme is third way all the way
Government proposals for top-up fees repaid via graduate contributions are classic third-way policies, according to the sociologist who devised the philosophy. Anthony Giddens, who will step down...
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Scotland nervous of top-up exodus
England may have to compensate Scottish higher education if the introduction of top-up fees creates a flood of students heading to universities in Scotland to escape charges, an adviser to the...
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Housewives v. academics - who's the weakest link?
Housewives and manual workers may be better at popular quiz shows than academics, according to a recent study. Whether it's Who Wants to be a Millionaire ? or The Weakest Link , non-academics are at...
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Students flock to death-list subjects
Supposedly unpopular academic departments facing the axe or drastic reorganisation at Durham University have recruited very strongly for next year, according to predictions based on likely A-level...
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Health agency pledges to 'step up our defences'
The new national Health Protection Agency has pledged to step up research in a bid to tackle new waves of infectious disease such as the recent Sars epidemic. The agency, formed in April, brings...
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No let-up on IP deadlock
Cambridge University academics may seek a ballot to break the deadlock over changes to intellectual property ownership, despite new proposals put forward by one of Britain's leading IP academics and...
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Self-help is key to healthy computers
"Self-healing" computers could be the answer for hard-pressed IT support staff, according to Ulster University computing expert Roy Sterritt. Mr Sterritt of UU's School of Computing and Mathematics...
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Committee calls for doctorate benchmark
Good-practice guidelines for institutions running research degree programmes should be established as the minimum standard required by quality watchdogs, the National Postgraduate Committee has...
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Team virgins fear an orgy of togetherness
Employers rate groupwork skills highly, yet students do not see the point. But why are they so hostile and how can tutors foster the idea that teamwork benefits everyone? asks Peter Levin Come on,...
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Teaching: on the front line
What is your experience of teaching? Pat Leon asks teachers how they manage Name: Rosa Michaelson Age: 47 Job: Fellow in business computing, accountancy and business finance, University of Dundee....
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Today's news
Five A levels is too many, says Cambridge Cambridge University dampened the celebrations of thousands of A-level students yesterday by urging them not to amass too many A grades. (The Times) Bumper...
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Bid for new blood
The government is seeking new members for its main science, engineering and technology advisory body. Science minister Lord Sainsbury, making the announcement, said interested individuals from...
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King's is victor in cell race
King's College London made history this week by announcing that it has generated and kept alive the first human embryonic stem (hES) cells in the UK. Researchers at the college's neuroscience...
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Kidnapped beauty queen due at Luton
Vietnam's reigning beauty queen has been kidnapped in an apparent bid to prevent her taking up a place at Luton University next month, writes Phil Baty. Eighteen-year old Miss Vietnam, Pham Thi Mai...