Swiss trio refines research expertise
Three universities on the shores of Lake Geneva have agreed to a restructuring that will enable cooperative research and teaching programmes. The universities of Geneva and Lausanne and the Ecole...
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Plan to cut Afrikaans campuses
A plan to cut the number of South Africa's Afrikaans language universities from five to two has been met with resistance. If proposals from a government advisory committee are accepted, three...
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Singer to aid gay students to tune of $500
A small public university has begun a scholarship programme for gay students whose parents refuse to provide them with financial support, writes John Marcus. The aid plan was begun at the instigation...
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Suicides force MIT health overhaul
After at least ten suicides in as many years, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has admitted problems with its campus healthcare system. MIT's action comes as US students admit to greater...
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Want to be media friendly? Wear dark clothes and don't argue
Canadian academics are showing a greater willingness to speak to reporters and are increasingly grooming for the cameras, according to media trainers. As a growing number of niche publications and...
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Bunty left on the shelf as pop stars and make-up tips prevail
A researcher at the University of Sunderland has shed light on the disappearance of a highly profitable section of the publishing industry - girls' comics. Mel Gibson, awarded a PhD for her research...
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Experts team up for games in the East
A computer games specialist from the University of Abertay Dundee is to head a mission to investigate Japanese expertise in the field. Jim TerKeurst, lecturer in computer arts, will lead a team that...
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E-learning firm lays off half its workers
Online business-education company UNext laid off 135 employees last week - nearly half its workforce. The company is in partnership with the London School of Economics and the universities of...
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Wait-and-see UK is failing to publicise online courses
Only 20 per cent of UK universities clearly highlight their e-learning facilities on their websites, according to a review. Mel Collier, library director of Tilburg University in the Netherlands and...
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In brief
£1m business brains The ÌÇÐÄVlog Funding Council for England launched a £1 million "brains into business" scheme with the Department for Education and Skills and the Department of Trade and...
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Faithful duo woos inventive students
The University of Cambridge and Rolls-Royce are extending their long term partnership in a deal that will finance a new gas turbine research centre in Cambridge. The rolling five-year agreement is...
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Scottish pulses are set to revive flagging oil wells
Strathclyde University researchers are working on a simple and cheap oil-drilling technique that could extend the production lifespan of North Sea oil wells. Scott MacGregor and Steve Turnbull of...
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Oxford University wins fight to get its name back
The Australian cybersquatter who lost his rights to the domain name www.university-of-oxford. com after a complaint by the University of Oxford remains undeterred by the ruling from the World...
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Time to treat the arts as a full partner in UK plc
There has been much hand-wringing over careers for scientists. Now it's the humanities' turn, writes Bob Bennett. Do the brightest minds want to undertake PhDs in the arts, humanities and social...
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Agony Aunt: change behaviour by changing assessment requirements
A. Since the advent of modularisation, students have gone assessment crazy and tend to refuse to do anything for which they do not receive a grade. Therefore, the best way to change student behaviour...