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By destroying the balance in pay bargaining, Imperial College is freeloading, argues Tom Wilson If you care about the future of our higher education system, you should care about Imperial College...
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If we build it, they will come
The UK must grab its chance to become home of a neutrino factory, argues Ken Long What is a neutrino? An academic question, perhaps, but one that bears on some of the most fundamental questions in...
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Fresh start for female engineers
The University of Glamorgan gave Maria James (pictured) the chance to follow a career she had dreamt of since childhood, writes Tim Greenhalgh. Ms James, 19, from Merthyr Tydfil, said: "I always...
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Plea for Scots centre
Scotland's living standards are set to plummet without government action to tackle the problem of an ageing population, a Stirling University economist has warned. Robert Wright, a leading member of...
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US students feel the pull of polls after years of apathy
US university students seem increasingly inclined to vote, reversing years of apathy, according to a Harvard University study. And there are so many of them that they could influence the outcome of...
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Don's diary: pushing poland into a europe sans frontieres
Thursday Victory in Europe day and high jinks in Edinburgh yesterday when our new MSPs were sworn in, many taking the oath of allegiance to the Crown under protest. Even the outgoing speaker, Sir...
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Access policy suffered 'unfair' criticism
Bristol and Edinburgh universities have been "unfairly pilloried" for trying to create fairer admissions systems, according to a leading higher education manager. Bill Stevely, convenor of...
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Cambridge ups state-school offers
Cambridge University has made more offers to state-school pupils this year compared with last year, in contrast to Oxford University, writes Caroline Davis. Susan Stobbs, Cambridge's director for...
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Mugabe punishes dissident students
University of Zimbabwe students felt the full wrath of President Robert Mugabe's clampdown on opposition supporters in Harare this week. Almost 50 students were treated for injuries and 20 arrested...
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Warwick scores legal first
A strong sense of responsibility has helped drive Shaheen Sardar Ali up the academic career ladder to become the UK's first female Pakistani professor of law, at Warwick University. In her home...
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'No-effort' courses under fire
The University of Glamorgan has been criticised over a scheme that awards qualifications to practising chiropractors for work they are already doing "with virtually no additional time or effort". The...
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UK poor cousins to US tech transfers
UK universities earn paltry sums from their research compared with their North American counterparts, a new survey has shown. In 2001, more than $1 billion (£610 million) was generated by the 198 US...
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Bristol v-c to boost giving
Eric Thomas, the vice-chancellor of Bristol University, has been appointed head of the new task force on giving that was promised in the white paper on higher education earlier this year. The white...
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Shell funds green chair at Imperial
Shell oil company is giving £500,000 to fund a chair in sustainable development in energy at Imperial College London as part of its sustainable energy strategy. Michael Warner, head of the department...
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IT offers kickstart to Welsh economy
The University of Glamorgan is developing a raft of programmes that could help foster business regeneration in the valleys of South Wales. As proposals take shape for a super-university created...