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The Independent Universities wanting to attract new students could start by ditching the dull and humourless acres of small print they dish out to applicants, says Felicity Oswald. Go Higher. Part 4...
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Australia gives A$200m to study aid plan The Australian government has committed A$200 million (£73 million) to a World Bank plan that will offer education and training to developing...
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LSE denies Clinton professorship The London School of Economics today denied rumours that former US president Bill Clinton is to be offered a visiting professorship. Speculation is rife that LSE...
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The Independent Thousands of teaching posts remain unfilled less than a month before the start of the new school year, a survey by The Independent has found. The UK government is to spend £5m on...
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The Daily Telegraph Local councils are to get Whitehall funding to install more road humps despite a government-commissioned Transport Research Laboratory study showing that they increase pollution....
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US releases Russian student on bail A Russian graduate student at Bauman Moscow State Technical University has been released on bail after three weeks in custody in the United...
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Engineering dropout rate hits one-third More than one in three engineering undergraduates drops out, says a report published today by the Engineering Employers Federation and the Engineering and...
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Danish university accused of gambling Denmark’s ministry of taxation has accused Aarhus University of illegal involvement in gambling through an internet-based book, run by its Institute of Economy,...
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From today's UK papers
The Independent A local council has set up its own teacher supply agency in a pioneering scheme to avoid shelling out thousands of pounds for the services of staffing companies. Scientists at North...
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Intellectual property advisory committee launched The government has set up an intellectual property advisory committee to provide long-term strategy advice on issues such as patents and copyright....
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A close to home truth
The way forward for universities is to better engage with the local population, argues Ian Gibson. Another glossy document comes through the post. The Regional Mission , produced by Universities UK...
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From today's UK papers
Independent Government scientists have found evidence to suggest that BSE might have infected sheep - something until now considered to be only a theoretical possibility. Times Some 2,000 teachers in...
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Hysteria is threat to research
A 'mocumentary' on paedophilia was a valid critique of media sensationalism and exploitation, says Colin Clark. In the wake of the furore over Channel Four's screening of the Brass Eye spoof...
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Why I ...believe science needs the arts
It is right that statements by scientists that touch on ethical issues be scrutinised for departures from scientific objectivity. It is also sensible to be wary when scientific methods such as...
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Cutting edge: Joshua B. Smith
Stepping down from the relative warmth of the Land Cruiser, I crunch across the sand for about 15ft to what looks like part of a blackened, burnt-out log. I kneel down closer - close enough so the...