Environment launch
Plymouth University opened its environmental research centre this week, which it says has one of the strongest multidisciplinary environmental science teams in the country. The centre has 50...
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Computer training
A new centre to promote the use of computers for teachers is to be set up at the University of Brighton. The centre, which will focus on art and design, is the first to be based at a university under...
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European shortfall
British universities taking part in research under European Union Framework programmes are receiving insufficient support for overheads, says the Committee of Vice Chancellors and Principals....
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Contract concordat fears
Before the ink dries on the new concordat aimed at giving contract researchers better working conditions, concerns are being raised about whether the new agreement goes far enough and whether it will...
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BSE research in danger
The Government's obsession with privatisation is in danger of seriously undermining research, including research into BSE, scientists warned this week. More than 40 establishments - many of them...
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V-cs split on Dearing degrees
The suggestion by Sir Ron Dearing that universities should offer exceptional sixth-formers the chance to take units of undergraduate courses while at school so they can complete their first degree in...
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Richard Lacey
(Photograph) - Richard Lacey, visiting professor at Leeds University, has been warning for seven years that BSE can be passed on to humans. His campaign attracted considerable animosity from the food...
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NUS votes for new era
The NUS has abandoned its commitment to full student grants, bringing the possibility of student contributions a step closer and ushering in a new era of consensus politics. A record 1,500 delegates...
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Work erodes study time
One in three students is missing lectures and one in five is failing to submit study assignments because they have to work to make ends meet, a new survey has revealed. The National Union of Students...
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Charity found guilty of racial discrimination
University Settlement, a charity that helps the disadvantaged, has pledged to "assess and upgrade" its staffing rules after being found guilty of racial discrimination. The settlement is run by...
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King Alfred's issue carries on burning
Michael Lapidge's comments on my book on King Alfred the Great (THES, March 8) raise worries which go far beyond the academic in-fighting that clutters up his text. Lapidge repeats - no less than six...
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Nigerian v-cs told to cross off Malta meeting
The Nigerian government has barred the country's vice chancellors from this week's Association of Commonwealth Universities conference in Malta in anticipation of criticism of the execution of Ogoni...
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Failure of funding sums
I read with interest that Mr Forth insisted that there is no casual relationship between funding and quality (THES, March 15). Universities claim that quality is damaged as funding is eroded. The...
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Funding postgraduates
A crucial issue has been overlooked amid the discussions provoked by the Dearing review. I refer to the provision and funding of postgraduate studies, particularly at masters level, which requires...
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Gene genie summed up
In your leader (THES, March 15) relating to the extent to which our behaviour may be genetically controlled, you report that "there is no slick term for summing up these (genetic or environmental)...