Brasilia tackles race issue
The University of Brasilia has launched a controversial race-identification scheme in a bid to boost the representation of black students at the institution. Under the system, the university is using...
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Call for rules to halt skills slide
Slide rules could make a comeback in mathematics classes, according to an engineering lecturer at Potenza University, in southern Italy. Giovanni Pastore, 50, believes students would benefit from...
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German scheme pays off
A multimillion-euro advertising campaign to market German universities abroad has paid off, with latest statistics showing a record number of overseas students. Figures compiled by the German...
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Veterans halt award of history doctorate
Authorities in Belarus have backtracked on the award of a doctorate to a historian after Second World War veterans complained that his work glorified Nazi collaborators. The degree-awarding body...
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Potential medics face speedy test to win a place in Ontario
A Canadian medical school has come up with a high-speed evaluator of prospective medical students. This spring, applicants to courses at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, had to dash through...
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Overhaul 'critical'
France's research minister is planning legislation to make research more efficient and competitive while university presidents want the state's share of research funding to increase from 0.9 per cent...
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World's largest bank makes EU higher education a top priority
The Luxembourg-based European Investment Bank is aiming to become one of the most important sources of finance for higher education in the newly expanded European Union. Jean-Jacques Mertens, head of...
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Australian research boost 'A$600m short'
John Howard, the Australian prime minister, has announced a A$5.3 billion (£2.1 billion), five-year research and innovation package that will expand on a similar A$2.9 billion programme that began...
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Stellar careers passed over in search for stars
The insidious nature of recruiting for RAE success means women are again losing out, says Georgina Waylen Universities are again trying to increase their chance of high ratings in the next research...
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Teaching: on the front line
What is your experience of teaching? Stuart Campbell asks teachers how they manage. Name : James Agar Age : 32 Job : Lecturer in French and comparative literature at University College London. Salary...
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Structure is archaic, confused. See me!!
The university marking system is a hopeless muddle that lecturers view with trepidation. Nathan Abrams outlines the problems and pitfalls. It's that time of year again. As students rush to catch up...
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Correction
Julia Jahansoozi is at the University of Central Lancashire, not Stirling University as reported in Teaching: on the Front Line last week.
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Not getting angry is really all the rage these days
Don't lose your rag, especially if you're female. Take a breath and seize your moment calmly, says Susan Bassnett. As soon as I heard a shrill female voice shouting that she was not incompetent or...
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Jobwatch: Work on working
Interested in a job that deals with other people's nine-to-five? Chris Johnston finds several institutions searching for those with an interest in research into employment issues. The Institute for...
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Who got that job?
David Tsiklauri, 32 Lecturer in Space Technology Job advertised in The Times Higher , July 11 2003 Salford may not be the first place that springs to mind when the topic of space is raised, but if...