Teaching tops the list for student satisfaction
Academics with a gift for teaching are more likely than any other aspect of campus provision to leave students satisfied with their university overall, according to a study published this week. Out...
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Staff 'buy' research time
Keele to let those with outside funding teach less, learns Anthea Lipsett A ground-breaking initiative that allows researchers to "buy" time off teaching duties to carry out more research was...
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Sainsbury's review role raises questions
Sector welcomes appointment of Malcolm Wicks to science post as praise pours in for his predecessor's achievements. Claire Sanders reports Lord Sainsbury, whose resignation last week shocked higher...
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Helping police inquiries
A consortium of 13 Scottish higher education institutions has netted more than £2.1 million to carry out research relevant to the needs of Scotland's police forces. The consortium, with funding from...
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Health warning
The British Medical Association has warned that medical education and training are being threatened by financial instability in the National Health Service. Budget cuts threatened junior doctors'...
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CUP pensions deal
Staff at Cambridge University Press have voted to accept a deal that would substantially reduce their pensions by ending final-salary terms and a link to inflation. The union Amicus vowed to...
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Digital media training
Liverpool John Moores University has announced the opening of the Liverpool Screen School. It will embrace all forms of digital media, offering practice-based education and training on all aspects of...
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Labour arguments
The John Smith Memorial debate at Glasgow University Union will commemorate the former Labour Party leader with a debate on the motion: "This house believes that new Labour is barely Labour." The...
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Call for creativity
The Royal Society of Arts is running a competition with drugs giant AstraZeneca to find the most innovative and creative person under the age of 25. Entrants must submit an essay, preferably in a new...
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Phantoms revealed
Scientists at Manchester University are using 3-D computer graphics to combat the pain suffered by amputees. Academics from the School of Psychological Sciences and the School of Computer Science...
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That burning question: how green is your campus?
As the environment races up agendas, Claire Sanders reports on efforts to transform lifestyles. Academic lifestyles are set to change drastically as fears for the planet's future and rising energy...
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Walks with dinosaurs, pogos with elephants
John Hutchinson is one of the lucky few to fulfil his childhood dreams. The unassuming American expert in evolution and biomechanics always wanted to be a biologist, but he also flirted with the idea...
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New Zealand beats the entrepreneurial pace-setters
Fledgling commercialisation departments in New Zealand's universities are overtaking their North American counterparts in the number of spin-off companies and patents they produce. Figures compiled...
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Baghdad closes all campus doors
All Baghdad universities were shut this week on the orders of Abd Dhiab, the Iraqi ÌÇÐÄVlog Minister, writes David Jobbins. His intervention came hours after men in military-style uniforms...
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US colleges hostile to data pooling
Universities reject proposal that they share information on student performance. David Jobbins reports Margaret Spellings, the US Education Secretary, faces opposition to her plan to encourage...