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Students are 'worst in living memory' Falling academic standards have made the current crop of university students the worst in living memory, dons have reported. In a survey of long-serving...
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Universities will have to adopt new admissions guidelines
Universities should consider basing their admissions policies on options proposed by a government-backed committee, education secretary Charles Clarke is expected to say today, writes Alan Thomson....
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Body count Cadaver shortage problem for medical schools A place to think The medieval university put contemplation at the heart of scholarship, but for no longer Tragically, I was an only twin Laurie...
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Nerc grants widen
The Natural Environment Research Council is to allow postdoctoral research assistants to apply for grants from July. Assistants who already have funding from elsewhere can apply to Nerc without...
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Principal resigns
The principal of Ruskin College Oxford has resigned after failing to consolidate the college on one site and solve its £1.3 million projected deficit over the next three years. Jim Durcan had hoped...
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Research tops wish list
Working for Ferrari is the most popular dream job for European science and engineering students - outside of acdemia, that is. According to a survey of 6,776 students at 81 institutions across Europe...
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Venture capital raised
Imperial College London and King's College London hope to profit from partnerships with venture capitalists. Imperial plans to raise £50 million to invest in spin-off companies from its partnership...
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Peace process spin-off
The Northern Ireland peace process has produced a spin-off for Queen's University, Belfast. Queen's is offering a course to train translators as a result of the work required by the Good Friday...
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Art schools merge
The Byam Shaw School of Art will merge with the London Institute on September 1, becoming part of Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design.
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Correction
Sir Christopher Ball is the current chancellor of the University of Derby. Leslie Wagner will be installed as his successor in October.
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Here's what we think university is for, Mr Clarke 1
Education secretary Charles Clarke has called for a debate on the purpose of universities following his controversial speech at University College Worcester in April. He said the job of a university...
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Here's what we think university is for, Mr Clarke 2
Education secretary Charles Clarke has called for a debate on the purpose of universities following his controversial speech at University College Worcester in April. He said the job of a university...
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Academia leads to a world of opportunity
Sixth-formers Mark Shadbolt, 18, head boy at Parmiter's School near Watford. He has a place to study biochemistry at Warwick University but his goal is the City. "You cannot get above a certain level...
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Why I believe UK university chemistry is in need of a complete overhaul
The low rumble of despair and the silent panic attacks that have gripped the academic chemistry community have begun to spill out into the open. You know you are in trouble when Laurie Taylor writes...
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Dumbing down rife, poll reveals
Easier access to higher education is leading to a dumbing down of courses and rising dropout rates, according to academics in a THES /ICM poll. The nationwide survey shows lecturers grappling with...