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Westminster to open Uzbekistan branch The University of Westminster is to open a branch in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Courses for bachelors and masters degrees will be offered in economics, management,...
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'Bullies' halting support review
Education secretary Estelle Morris must stand up to the Whitehall "bullies" responsible for delays to the education department's review of student support, opposition politicians said this week....
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Violent protests taper off
The number of violent protests against scientists who use animals in their work seems to have declined in recent months. The House of Lords select committee on animals in scientific procedures has...
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Universities could take reins of bad hospitals
Universities could take over failing hospitals in a devolved National Health Service, the health secretary said last week. A few universities have been moving towards shared management arrangements...
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Corporate credit card for Ulster senior staff was too lax, says assembly
An official of the Northern Ireland Assembly has criticised "the degree of laxity" in the University of Ulster's corporate credit card system, which was axed after evidence of abuse. Correspondence...
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Birkbeck faces fine
Birkbeck College, London, is likely to be fined by the funding council after a clash over whether hundreds of students it was paid to teach have completed their studies or dropped out. The college...
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Ucas chief celebrates rebirth of polytechnics through college mergers
Higher education admissions chief Tony Higgins this week hailed further education colleges as the new polytechnics. Mr Higgins, chief executive of the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service,...
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Experts: let's axe grades in A levels
A-level students could be given marks instead of grades to help universities judge candidates in the face of grade inflation. The move, which has been welcomed by admissions tutors, was recommended...
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Derrida takes to risky venture
Deconstruction is the postmodern theory that has enabled philosophers to extract hidden meanings from works of literature. Now a Newcastle University computer scientist wants to take the theory out...
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Innovation 'stifled by fund gap'
Scottish higher education's capacity to innovate is being undermined because it is having to use externally raised funds to subsidise teaching, according to a submission to the Scottish Executive's...
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Unions unite for 13% pay battle
Lecturers are to demand a 13 per cent pay rise in the first joint pay claim from the Association of University Teachers and rival union Natfhe. The effort, which was expected to be discussed at the...
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Learndirect to be 'Open University of 21st century'
The University for Industry has unveiled an ambitious new target for its learndirect service to recruit a million learners by 2004-05. With just over 250,000 learndirect recruits so far, learndirect...
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Linguists struck dumb by fees hike
Students sitting exams set by the Institute of Linguistics have been shocked by huge fee hikes. Lynn Holman, a student at London's Morley College, said she had been told that fees for each of her...
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Minister survives Oxford's 'lion's den'
The big question: what to wear to a debate about student poverty and access? No problem if you are an Oxford student. Evening dress. The grand crimson chamber of the Oxford Union took on a surreal...
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Starlight may hamper search for extraterrestrial life
Space missions designed to detect habitable Earth-like planets of other solar systems, and costing about £320 million, may not work, a scientific meeting in London has been told. Suzanne Aigran, of...