Technicians accept 3.5 per cent pay offer
Technicians' union MSF, which represents staff in pre-1992 universities, has accepted the employers' 3.5 per cent pay offer by a two-thirds majority. This means all support staff in old and new...
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The Beagle 2 lands
(Photograph) - Pounds 5 million for Mars trip n The Beagle 2 Mars Lander project, championed by the Open University's Colin Pillinger (below), has received Pounds 5 million from the government's...
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Students help Kosovar peers
PRISTINA When Albanian students from Kosovo assembled last month in the University of Pristina's official buildings for the first time since 1991, they observed a minute of silence for absent friends...
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Macedonian unis fail to provide right racial mix
Universities in Macedonia are failing to observe the ethnic quotas for admissions set by the Macedonian ministry of education, according to the Party for Democratic Prosperity, the main political...
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Changing times
Changing times: still from Alys McAuley's double award-winning computer animation, Monday, a positive approach to the onset of puberty in girls. Alys, who created the work while studying graphic...
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New mirrors reflect need to cut costs of net working
The Higher Education National Software Archive, a collection of 1.3 million programs and other files gathered from the internet, was this week reborn as the National Mirror Service. By "mirroring"...
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Taming the new-age Gorgon
Ancient wisdom has collided with modern information technology to produce the ultimate classics hypertext resource, Mike Holderness reports It is the best surprise I have yet found on the web. Stuck...
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A common sense issue
Key skills should, more than ever, play a central role in higher education, say Roger Murphy and Sue Otter Key skills remain contentious in higher education, even after intensive research and...
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Plague in their midst
In a focus on research in South Africa, Karen MacGregor reports on the fight against Aids and, below, on science funding. Next week we return to Australia The first one was my son. He was about 20...
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A to Y of South African science
Funds for science research hinge on a complex grading system that recognises achievement and prejudice under apartheid The University of Cape Town, South Africa's acknowledged top research...
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'Skiver' diver faces ministry wrath
HAMBURG A German professor of marine biology is facing investigation and possible disciplinary proceedings by Baden-Wurttemberg's education ministry, after claims that he has played truant from his...
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Good technology, bad attitude
William Saunderson-Meyer reports on the country's world competitiveness rankings There are regular bouts of national breast-beating by South Africans when surveys such as the latest World...
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Wicks gets top learning job
Former university lecturer Malcolm Wicks has been promoted to lifelong learning minister. He replaces George Mudie, who returns to the backbenches. Mr Wicks (MP for North Croydon), who lectured in...
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Student loans to take fast track
Local authorities are expected to use a "fast-track" authorisation system for student loans to overcome delays caused by the new computer software, writes Olga Wojtas. Councils have warned that...
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Why I...believe medical students should study unorthodox treatments
Reg Jordan Director of medical studies at Newcastle University, the first university in the United Kingdom to make study of complementary medicine compulsory for medical students Contrary to what...