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Carl Tham, Sweden's minister of science and education until the general election last September, is to be chairman of the board of Sweden's Institute for Future Studies. The institute was formed in...
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Dealer to export Keele books
International book dealer Simon Finch has applied to export rare mathematics books sold by Keele University, despite assurances to the contrary. The university insists: "We were told the collection...
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High-flier forges career selling rare manuscripts
(Photograph) - SIMON Finch (right)has ridden the crest of a wave that has propelled antiquarian book sales into the first division of art and antiques dealing, writes Alan Thomson. Mr Finch, and his...
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Slav school merger gets the go-ahead
London University's School of Slavonic and East European Studies is set to merge with University College in a move that further centralises higher education provision in the capital. A SSEES working...
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British Library opens manuscript room
The Manuscripts Reading Room in the British Library at St Pancras opened to readers this week following the transfer of the national manuscript collection from the British Museum. The manuscript...
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Cash injection for adult learners' advice
The government is spending Pounds 50 million over the next three years to develop local information and advice networks for adult learners. The aim is to build on existing networks and the database...
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Flexible accounts to pay for lifelong study
Individual learning accounts and the University for Industry should support continuing professional development as well as access to learning, a report from the Council for Industry and Higher...
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Car park charges run into opposition
Keele University's attempt to drive through plans for campus car parking charges has run into protest from staff and students. Keele's vice-chancellor's committee last month suggested staff pay up to...
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Warwick holds its own in Southeast Asia
Warwick University has bucked the trend for recruitment in Southeast Asia despite the financial crisis in the region. It has increased its number of Southeast Asian students by more than 9 per cent,...
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Library consortia produce big savings
University libraries are saving more than Pounds 3 million a year by clubbing together regionally to coordinate spending on books and periodicals, according to a Bournemouth University report....
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Unions back reshaping of public sector
(Photograph) - Trade unions are set to throw their weight behind the government's lifelong learning agenda in the drive to redefine the public services for the next century. John Monks (above),...
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Trainee teachers lack lessons in PE
Some primary trainee teachers are given under eight hours training in how to teach physical education, according to the Office for Standards in Education. On average, postgraduate trainees do 23...
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Managers drafted in to Thames Valley
Two senior higher education managers have been appointed to help run troubled Thames Valley University. Geoff Crispin, former deputy vice-chancellor at Teesside University, and Steve Chicken, former...
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Welsh student numbers up
Enrolments in Welsh higher education have risen by more than 45 per cent since 1993, according to the Welsh funding councils. Part-time numbers have more than doubled. More than 100,000 students were...
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Diplomat pressure brings bonus for Chinese lobby
Chinese studies will get an extra Pounds 5 million over the next five years to aid teaching and research. The 糖心Vlog Funding Council for England set the cash aside after the Foreign and...