Facelift for Australian gothic
Traditionalist University of Sydney is sprucing up its image for the market, Susannah Smith writes. From the picturesque, gothic buildings at the University of Sydney's main campus, the sounds of...
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Grants
IMPERIAL COLLEGE, LONDON Charities Dr P. Sugden, Pounds 118,769 from the British Heart Foundation (regulation of stress-activated subfamilies of the mitogen-activated protein kinase family and their...
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Double take
(Photograph) - Double take: Natasha Richardson opens a digital media studio at Bradford University in honour of her father, the late Tony Richardson, who was brought up above a chemists in the town....
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What the HECS of a success
Student loans injected a dose of financial reality into Australian universities. Geoff Maslen Australia's university students enjoy a system of financial support through government allowances and...
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Promotions
UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM Readerships have been conferred on the following. Senior research fellows: Monty Charles, reader in radiation physics; Christine MacArthur, reader in maternal and child...
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Poles apart
(Photograph) - Poles apart: Henryk Urich, former professor of neuropathology at London University, comes face to face with his sculpture at the 55th and final reunion of graduates of the Polish...
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Sting in the tale of a magic formula
Student loans injected a dose of financial reality into Australian universities. Linda Christmas look at the results. Most people in Australia remember the fuss. There were protests and placards and...
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Appointments
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH LONDON In its centenary year, the University of North London has appointed its first writer in residence. Deborah Levy, a prolific writer, was described in a review in The Sunday...
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How two vice chancellors see it
John Hay, vice chancellor of the University of Queensland: "HECS is a reasonable scheme. On the whole, it addresses the needs of first-degree students. The biggest problem is that all students pay...
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Fish called wander
(Photograph) - Fish called wander: James Chinneck of Leeds Metropolitan University based "The Suitcase Experience" on his ideas on tourism, travel and cultural politics. It helped him win a first and...
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Reel future
As cinema celebrates its first century, David Puttnam opens this THES nine-page special by looking to the next. He tells Kam Patel that despite US domination of the industry Britain's technological...
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An Aboriginal inspiration
Colin Bourke describes the campaign for an indigenous university. Indigenous Australians have made a significant impact on higher education over the past few decades. In 1974, only 55 Aboriginal...
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Solar flair
(Photograph) - Solar flair: Southampton University researchers Tom Markvart (middle), Adam Wasenczuk (left) and Gavin Conibeer, inspect roof-top solar energy panels they are using to find ways of...
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It's good to chalk
(Photograph) - It's good to chalk: A giant 15ft blackboard tells of the anxiety students feel about education before finals. Designed by Pat Flynn, a final-year student at Staffordshire University,...
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Cancer pioneer keeps home base
Caroline Mountford's pioneering technique in the early detection of cancer is leading the international fight against one of the most frightening and prolific diseases in the world today. The...