Books and jobs don't mix
More than three quarters of undergraduates at Southampton Institute are working to support themselves through their studies, according to new figures. And 41 per cent are working full-time....
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Lecturer plastered
There's nothing quite like having your own living visual aid on stage with you during a high-powered seminar. Lucky in this respect at a recent Keele University seminar were Peter Jones, professor of...
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Budget gloom raises spectre of study levy
The threat of a levy on new home students is moving steadily back into sight as hopeful bids are submitted for the next public spending round and an increasing number of universities, often...
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Berkeley legacy rests on gene test
Larry Hillblom, multimillionaire founder of the DHL worldwide delivery company, died when his vintage seaplane plunged into the Pacific last May. His simple will left $300,000 each to his two...
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Risk business set to boom
Thinking on risk has come some way since a paper, published by a British government organisation in the 1970s, attempted to show the risks of renewable energy by calculating, for example, how many...
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In a league of their own
When the first Times league table was published, Derby was placed in "south pole" position - supporting the entire sector. Our local press wanted to know, "Why's Derby got the worst university in the...
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Brain gain for Blair
Nexus, the new left of centre policy group, is hoping to create a network of up to 500 academics and others with an interest in policy issues. The group grew out of a seminar held earlier this year...
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Can the man?
Once more unto the beach dear friends, but before that comes yet another annual rite, the 1996 THES Examination Howler competition. (Yes, another year really has gone by already). This was won last...
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Stress and the single manager
Spare a thought for the poor research manager. To humble researchers the job may seem glamorous, well paid and powerful, but the reality is a life of stress and overwork. They are forever juggling...
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Tangier - polyglot city at the crossroads
Paul Bowles lives there with his Spanish translator, the Guatemalan short story writer Rodrigo Rey Rosa. The flat overlooks the minaret of a new mosque which in turn overlooks Guettas restaurant...
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Chair for thought
Oxford University has received a Pounds 350,000 benefaction in support of the chair of European thought at Balliol College. The five-year benefaction comes from a British businessman. The chair will...
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Belt and braces hold up show
Are plans for quality assurance heralded in a new report on the right lines? Three readers think not. The structure of my teaching is overseen by a hierarchy of at least three different committees....
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Don's Diary
Laughter and disbelief were my initial reactions. Laughter because the letter said I was invited to become an artist in residence at the University of Wollongong. The title is a result of the fact...
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Dropped out
One in ten of London's homeless living in hostels are graduates, according to a survey by The St Mungo Community Housing Association. The survey of 224 hostel residents aged over 21 found that the...
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Cool for kids
(Photograph) - Amy Staunton's fashion prediction for childrens-wear in the near future won her Pounds 4,320 in this year's Royal Society of Arts student design awards. Ms Staunton, aged 21, is a...