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Hungary has ratified a convention that aims to ensure that qualifications granted in one country will be recognised in another. The convention is the first joint Council of Europe/Unesco convention...
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Genetic data hits consent setback
The near-complete genetic database of the population of Iceland being built by the US firm deCode Genetics may be shunned by major pharmaceutical companies because it does not involve the active...
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Siblings launch test case over finance
A brother and sister are seeking a judicial review of tuition fee and student loans regulations. In a test case, Lucy Knight, 20, and her brother Christopher, 19, argue that there is no reason why...
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Group asks: when is a science publication not a publication?
An international group of science bodies, librarians and publishing associations has attempted to come up with a definition of a science publication in the electronic era. The group says that the...
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Lab faces closure after OST appraisal
Closing Daresbury Laboratory in Cheshire if it fails to become host to Britain's new synchrotron source could reap savings of up to Pounds 25 million a year, according to an Office of Science and...
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QAA rules may put Hefce at risk
Implementation of the new quality assurance framework could be illegal, with some university departments escaping scrutiny for up to 13 years. The Quality Assurance Agency's timetable for...
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European universities group considers common teaching quality system
Imperial College, London, is heading efforts to create a European network of universities that could have more clout in developing ways to measure the quality of teaching, writes Alison Goddard....
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Shares bonanza for pay master
Sir Michael Bett, who chaired the independent pay review committee for higher education, stood to make Pounds 1.5 million this week from his shares in an internet company. This was the value of Sir...
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Science needs shift in policy
MPs have expressed deep concern that the government is relying too heavily on the science base and technology transfer to address the lack of innovation in engineering and physical sciences. The...
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Scottish audit committee report reveals 'deficit' colleges
The Scottish Parliament's powerful audit committee has taken the surprise step of naming the 13 further education colleges said to account for almost 70 per cent of the sector's deficit. John Sizer,...
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Pounds 40,000 payment held back by Bristol
The National Audit Office is investigating how the acrimonious collapse of a collaborative research project between Cambridge and Bristol universities has left a senior researcher owed thousands of...
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Baby bond 'will promote equality'
A proposed Opportunity Fund giving everyone Pounds 1,000 either at birth or age 18 to pay for education and training could mean cuts in benefits such as tax relief on private pensions. It could also...
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LCP in discipline U-turn
'Mr Chanan's line manager disciplined him for "walking into his room without knocking", interrupting a phone conversation' The London College of Printing has been forced to withdraw a "specious"...
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Britain flies the e-university flag
A British "e-university", which will deliver online courses, is being set up using government and private funding. Comprised of a select group of institutions with overseas partners and commercial...
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Blunkett rebrands apprenticeships
The "vocational A level" is to be the name of advanced-level general national vocational qualifications under a raft of measures to marry the reforms in higher education with work-based training and...