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  1. Building irregs

    The rebuilding of the Cardiff Bay area has been bedevilled with disputes and disagreements. Leading architect Lord Rogers was sacked last year from the project to build new headquarters for the Welsh...

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  2. Funeral views

    Barry Sheerman, ever-popular chairman of the Commons' education select committee, found himself even more in demand this week. Mr Sheerman, as befits an MP of his status, enjoys one of the finest...

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  3. Good luck Stavroula!

    Students at the University of North London have finally elected a president. The university did not hold elections last year, leaving the union with no sabbatical officers, even though the university...

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  4. Physics for rising-5s

    Quantum transport expert Anton Zeilinger, of the University of Vienna, came up with a novel idea in his keynote address at a meeting last month to celebrate the 90th birthday of John Wheeler, the man...

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  5. In at the sweaty end

    Students at University College, Northampton, are to help out at the London Marathon on Sunday. But, as recruitment drives go, The Diary can't help wondering whether something a little less sweaty and...

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  6. Don's diary: Loesses and gains

    Sunday I set off for Kiev - the worst bit is getting from Leicester to Gatwick! I am met at Borispol by Academy of Sciences representatives and driven to Vorzel, where our conference is being held. I...

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  7. In the news: Onora O'Neill

    Some of Cambridge University's more mischievous dons have noted that Newnham College principal Onora O'Neill is well qualified to give this year's Reith lectures on the subject of accountability and...

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  8. Try teaching democracy in an occupied territory

    As Bethlehem University recovers from its first Israeli occupation, Kenneth Cardwell dreams of a better future. It was at 2.30am that Israeli armoured units broke into Bethlehem University's compound...

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  9. No Bottoms or asses wanted

    V-cs should be creatures with moral authority and a heart - good old-fashioned stewards, says Gill Evans In last week's THES, Ian Gibson MP described academics and vice-chancellors respectively as "...

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  10. A measure of myopia

    The facts and figures make it clear that investment in education is now imperative, argues Francis Green In a break with tradition, chancellor Gordon Brown has announced in advance of the budget that...

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  12. Latest news

    Figures show boom in mature applicants The number of people applying for a university or college place is up 1.5 per cent on last year, according to data released today by the Universities and...

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