AUT election blighted by indifference
Apathy seems to be blighting the campaign to elect a new leader of the Association of University Teachers, writes Phil Baty. John Duffy, one of the three candidates for the £70,000-a-year general-...
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French wrestle with vast bureaucracy
THES reporters examine appointment systems worldwide: France's higher education appointments process is shared between the state, the academic community at large and individual universities. The...
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APPOINTMENTS Institute of Education Ashley Kent , in the school of mathematics, science and technology, has been promoted to professor of education. Lucy Green , school of arts and humanities, has...
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Cambridge moves to grab property rights
Cambridge dons may be required to hand over most of their intellectual property rights as the university moves to modernise its rules for exploiting inventions. Cambridge University believes it could...
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EU close to fixing quality standard
European university leaders and the European Union are close to burying their differences over how higher education quality is to be assured through a common set of standards across the EU. Eric...
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European research network 'a waste of money'
A restructuring of Europe's public research institutions is vital if the continent's biotechnology industry is to compete with the United States, according to a new study. Analysis by Italian experts...
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Worry at access to fruits of research
British universities are lobbying members of the European Parliament over legislation that would lay down EU-wide rules for the sale of public-sector information to private companies and others. A...
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Analysis: Optimism rules in marriage of convenience
Will a merger enable Guildhall and North London universities to prosper? Alison Goddard assesses the state of the union. On August 1, London Metropolitan University is set to rise from the ashes of...
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Insular Spanish academy threatened by reforms
THES reporters examine appointment systems worldwide: Legislation is radically changing the way Spanish universities select their staff. Under a law that came into force on January 14, would-be...
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Nepotism flourishes despite law
THES reporters examine appointment systems worldwide: Italy's academic recruitment system has been the object of controversy for decades. A job in the state university system is a job for life with...
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Auditors query cash claims
Six Dutch hogescholen (polytechnics) have come under scrutiny from the auditors after allegedly claiming government subsidies for foreign students who were registered but never attended lectures....
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Fees axe wins no support
German students are to be given a guarantee of no fees for a first degree under a government reform of the national framework law on higher education. But the reform leaves the door open for...
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Hopeful Turks aid Afghans
Turkish universities are to help in the reconstruction process for Afghanistan. Hacettepe, Bilkent and Istanbul universities have said they will provide training programmes in medicine and education...
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Pope decides to open access to Pius archive
The Vatican says it will open its secret archives from 1922 to 1939 with priority given to relations between the Holy See and Germany. So far, only documents up to 1922 have been made available to...
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In the news: David Begg
When David Begg called for the satellite tracking of motorists in order to levy road tolls, he showed characteristic confidence in the face of potential outrage. Such imaginative solutions to the...