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AUT expected to boycott e-learning elite The Association of University Teachers is today expected to boycott online courses run by an elite group of universities around the world. The union’s...
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Update 12:30
Hefce criticised over research fund allocation The Research Assessment Exercise has had its day and the ÌÇÐÄVlog Funding Council for England should rethink how it allocates its research...
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Chinese university adopts country's first research misconduct policy
Brussels, 23 April 2002 Following calls by international scientists for research transparency at a recent conference in Shanghai, China, Beijing University, has adopted the country's first policy...
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Commission to fund Latin American researchers at EU universities
Brussels, 23 April 2002 The European Commission has approved a series of initiatives to strengthen regional cooperation with Latin America, including a programme to enable Latin American researchers...
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Energy conferences address efficiency
Brussels, 23 April 2002 The 2nd International conference on energy efficiency in commercial buildings (IEECB) will be held in conjunction with the 'Right light 5' conference (5th European conference...
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Study shows IT industry growing faster than rest of economy
Brussels, 23 April 2002 Growth rates for information technology (IT) industries in the majority of EU Member States overtook those of the economy as a whole between 1995 and 2001, according to a...
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Berlin to host international aerospace exhibition
Brussels, 23 April 2002 The ILA 2002 international aerospace exhibition will take place at Berlin's Schönefeld Airport from 6 to 12 May. The event, which will be opened by the German Chancellor...
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Swedish conference to examine FP5 research on stratospheric ozone
Brussels, 23 April 2002 The results of European research on stratospheric ozone carried out under the EU's Fifth Framework programme for research (FP5) will be presented at the Sixth European...
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Today's news
FE unites in cash plea Colleges united yesterday to demand urgent action to reverse the crisis in further education funding, which sees starting salaries for lecturers trailing teachers by at least £...
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Update 12:30
Invest more or risk 'economic failure', Dearing warns Lord Dearing, author of the influential 1997 report on higher education, will warn chancellor Gordon Brown this afternoon that he must invest...
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Oxford race case dismissed A judge yesterday dismissed a case of alleged racism brought against Oxford University because of insufficient evidence. Judge Jonathan Playford, at Reading crown court,...
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The war of the 'marine' world - marine biodiversity forum
Brussels, 22 April 2002 Alien invasions, threatened ecosystems, early warning systems, … it sounds like excerpts from HG Wells' War of the Worlds, but these are some of the topics under discussion on...
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Survey shows students want to discuss ethical issues in science lessons
Brussels, 22 April 2002 An online survey of 2,000 UK students aged between 16 and 19 has shown that they want more opportunities to debate controversial science topics such as cloning and genetic...
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Latest research news
University selection postcodes 'a secret' The ÌÇÐÄVlog Funding Council has refused to identify the postcode areas in which universities are being paid to recruit students as part of the...
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Update: 12:35
Oxbridge recruits to civil service in decline The proportion of Oxbridge graduates among successful applicants to the fast-track recruitment scheme for the civil service has dropped...