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University places promised to A-level fix pupils Education secretary Estelle Morris last night guaranteed that all students who lost university places as a result of alleged A-level grade fixing...
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'Study? I need a whirlpool bath!'
American students returning to their campuses for the start of the school year are finding remarkable new amenities from room service and juice bars to personal trainers and whirlpool bath....
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Why I think students need to be aware of the dangers of heavy drinking
On a recent trip back to my university over summer, I ran into an old friend who manages a local bar. He explained that with freshers' week coming up, he and the other owners of pubs and bars in and...
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Good aim, bad target
Forget that 50 per cent. Reform student support and you widen participation, says David Rendel Addressing Universities UK's annual conference last week, Margaret Hodge advocated a greater role for...
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It all adds up to a pretty Brum do
The closure of a top department is a wake-up call to academics, argue Rebecca Boden and Debbie Epstein In theory, things couldn't look brighter for higher education: a government commitment to...
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Next week
News The rise and rise of the university fat cats Features Jenny Uglow considers what the Lunar Society can tell us about intellectual clusters Frank Furedi asks if "new volunteerism" should be...
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Washington D.C.
Princeton University has topped the US News & World Report rankings for 2003, with Harvard and Yale universities tying in second place.
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Paris
The American University of Paris has appointed its first French president since it started 40 years ago. Gerardo della Paolera has joint Argentinian nationality and is a specialist in Latin American...
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Dream on, Hodge replies to v-cs' demand for cash
No cash, no expansion, was the threat from vice-chancellors this week after higher education minister Margaret Hodge said they were living in cloud-cuckoo land by calling for a £10 billion investment...
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Elite told to aid access by running catch-up
A foundation year run by elite universities to help students from non-traditional backgrounds to win places is being promoted by the Higher Education Funding Council for England. But the institutions...
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Minister boosts hope of pay rise
Science minister Lord Sainsbury told a meeting of university, government and industry representatives that academic salaries would play a major part in this autumn's higher education policy paper. "...
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Nerc faces test case over Bangladesh poisoning
Legal proceedings against the Natural Environment Research Council to win damages for the victims of mass arsenic poisoning in Bangladesh have begun. A test case being pursued by two London law firms...
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'Arabist mafia' claim sparks row
A "British Arabist academic mafia" is suppressing research and blocking appointments to protect a predominant anti-Israeli agenda in the field of Middle Eastern studies, a leading scholar has claimed...
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Drinking campaign leaves a sour taste
As thousands of students raise their glasses to celebrate freshers' week, the National Union of Students is being accused of hypocrisy over its campaign to promote sensible drinking. After Her...
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College staff set to strike over pay
A November 5 strike in further education colleges looks certain after employers refused to reopen pay negotiations with unions this week. The Association of Colleges said its latest offer of a 2.3...