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Rebels kill six on Chechen campus Five students and a lecturer were killed when rebels fired grenades at Grozny University in Chechnya. The rebels’ target was Russian soldiers, one of whom...
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Latest UK news
Scots exam appeal deadline Scotland education minister Jack McConnell has set January 10 as the deadline for submitting final appeals in the wake of the Scottish Qualifications Authority’s...
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From today's UK papers
FINANCIAL TIMES The discovery of fragments of dinosaur protein in ancient fossils by scientists at Newcastle University could provide insights into evolution Diary entry on Tony Blair's stated wish...
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The Open University has been allocated 500 of 775 new training places aimed at tackling the shortage of secondary school teachers in key subjects. Students will be able to do flexible postgraduate...
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Roger? Yes, mother. Enjoying the goose? You don't mind that we haven't had turkey this year? Not at all. What are these? Prunes, Roger. Prunes in Armagnac. Don't you like them? Oh yes, very nice....
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TV & radio guide - Friday
Truman (9.00am BBC2). Last of three-part biography of the US President. The Civil War: The Arts of Death (10.00 am History Channel). It’s 1862, and part four of Ken Burns’s much-praised epic....
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Higher Channels Christmas / New Year Special
Belatedly marking the fiftieth anniversary of his death, Humphrey Jennings: The Man Who Listened to Britain (Saturday 8.05 C4), is an excellently straightforward introduction to the work of an...
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Latest international news
Israel accused of dumping toxic waste Israel has denied claims by Syrian students that it has dumped toxic waste in the occupied Golan Heights. The students, who sent a message to United Nations...
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Latest UK news
Disability bill cost vastly underestimated It could cost universities £250 million to comply with proposed disability and special educational needs legislation. Baroness Warwick,...
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From today's UK papers
FINANCIAL TIMES Edible packaging films made from fruits and vegetables could soon be used as an alternative to synthetics, according to researchers at the US Department of Agriculture A group of US...
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The poor get stuffed for Xmas
Some mature students are so poor that their children will go without presents this Christmas, according to a report on student finances commissioned by the government. Lone parents, who often decide...
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Next issue: January 5
The THES is taking a Christmas break and will be back on the news stands on January 5 2001. Online daily news updates will resume on January 3. Coming up in the next edition: NEWS Lifelong learning:...
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Universities demand training for builders
Cambridge University is planning to force building contractors to submit staff training plans when they bid for university projects. This has been prompted by a series of building schemes that have...
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Star Cambridge scholar goes back to his roots
Literary critic Terry Eagleton, holder of the Thomas Warton chair of English literature at Oxford University, is to be professor of cultural theory at the University of Manchester. Professor Eagleton...
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Professor sheds light on public spending
Stirling University economist David Bell says the Barnett Formula is not the cause of higher public spending in Scotland. Professor Bell has produced a paper explaining the workings of the formula,...