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CanadaE-mail change sparks spying fearsStaff at a Canadian university fear that US authorities will snoop on their e-mails after the introduction of a new IT system. An official grievance has been...
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Investing in meeting of minds
The EPSRC will devote £8m to enquiry spanning the physics-life sciences divide. Zoe Corbyn reports
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Grant winners
THE WELLCOME TRUSTThe Wellcome Trust has dispensed £30 million in grants to 26 UK research groups to work on the Wellcome Trust Case Control Consortium project (WTCCC) announced last year. The grants...
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Panels ordered to shred all RAE records
Move to destroy papers is 'extremely negative', says information campaigner. Zoe Corbyn reports
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Assessors face 'drowning' as they endeavour to read 2,363 submissions
Some panels assessing work under the research assessment exercise could find themselves "drowning" under the weight of their workload, panel members said this week.Currently 67 sub-panels of...
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The week in higher education
- A quarter of nursing students quit before the end of their course at a cost of more than £98 million a year. Figures obtained by the Nursing Standard under the Freedom of Information Act show that...
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Institutions urged to target adult workforce
Policy paper seeks more work skills accreditation and intensive degrees, writes Rebecca Attwood
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Academics criticise HEA for flouting principles of intellectual freedom
The ÌÇÐÄVlog Academy has suspended its director of research and evaluation after the publication of a letter in ÌÇÐÄVlog.
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Job losses loom at Bedfordshire
V-c blames ELQ funding cuts and higher wage bills, but union begs to differ. Melanie Newman reports
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Adjudicator upholds 26% of student complaints
Taking a degree is now seen as "like passing a driving test", a report from the student complaints body said this week as it published figures showing a 25 per cent rise in complaints.The Office of...
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The verdict: universities are failing too few people
DIUS student juries are concerned about pass marks, class size and staff numbers, says Rebecca Attwood
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'Holiday brochure' prospectuses can create unrealistic picture
Application and course advice is inadequate, juries tell Government. Rebecca Attwood reports
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Financial aid 'illogical and unfair'
Students have branded the university finance system unfair, illogical and bureaucratic.In a series of "student juries" held around the country, students demanded much clearer information on funding...
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Top 20 countries in clinical medicine based on citations per paper
Data from Thomson Scientific’s Essential Science Indicators, 1 January 1997–31 October 2007
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Downloading democracy
Tara Brabazon takes a listophile’s delight in a celebration of musical progress