Storm as project is refused funding
ZERMATT Researchers at five of Switzerland's top universities are furious that the Swiss research funding authority has refused support for an ambitious inter-university project to investigate links...
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A contribution to Kosovo's reconstruction
A return to Kosovo before Christmas for seminars on student union democratisation at the University of Pristina provided the opportunity to deliver a state-of-the-art computer, printer and...
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Tiny chips pose big problem
A Glasgow University expert in computer simulation could help to solve the semiconductor industry's predicted miniaturisation problems. Asen Asenov heads the world-ranking Device Modelling Group in...
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Consortium eyes up technology centres
NEW DELHI A private consortium has offered to take over India's five elite institutes of technology. The consortium has written to prime minister Atal Behari Vajpayee suggesting that the future of...
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Scent of success
(Photograph) - Scent of success: sisters Shilipi and Payal Sangraika from Bombay, whose father owns a perfumery business, are taking a degree in the formulation of perfumery at the University of...
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French set up business masters by internet
PARIS A masters in international business management conducted entirely on the internet has been set up by the University of Picardy Jules-Verne in Amiens, France. The course in management of...
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Readers' reactions
Last week in The THES... Panikos Panayi argued that the nation-state is inherently racist. Chris Williams Institute of Education University of London An example of Panayi's racist (or perhaps "...
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Fourteen suspended for not paying fees
* Oxford University has suspended 14 students who have refused to pay their tuition fees. The fees rebels will be refused access to the premises and facilities of the university, including the...
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Vosene four win by a head
Four Strathclyde University students have won work experience with a global promotional marketing agency after devising a marketing communications strategy designed to improve sales of Vosene shampoo...
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Management pioneers
Cranfield University's Manufacturing Management Centre (MMC) has joined forces with book distributors Books for Students (BfS) as part of a pioneering management development programme. The deal comes...
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UK lags behind in DV revolution
Universities and colleges are missing a precious opportunity to win European funds for research and development of digital video technologies. Graeme Harper, director of the Development Centre for...
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Finns at cutting edge
Helsinki Business University has reached an agreement with seven leading Finnish companies to establish a chair in e-commerce. The agreement will provide up to 100 places for those wishing to major...
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Saving grace
E-commerce could be the salvation of many United Kingdom businesses, according to Jonathan Westlake, senior lecturer in computing at Staffordshire University. He said: "With a modest investment, any...
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Ulster funds IT centre
The University of Ulster is setting up a specialist centre for information and computer sciences as part of the national initiative to improve the quality of teaching and learning. The Pounds 1.25...
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Southern magnet
The south-west of England is becoming a magnet for high-technology companies, thanks to technological expertise provided by the local universities, says Caroline Bull, director of innovation and...