Colonial writers lost in the post
Postcolonial studies is drowning in a tidal wave of jargon, conceptual inanities and political exhibitionism argues Russell Jacoby. Just when poststructuralism, postmodernism and deconstructionism...
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ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION. The University of Hertfordshire has organised an environmental education conference on January 11-12 focussing on: European Union facilitating programmes; curriculum...
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Hopkins on a song
Sir Anthony Hopkins has donated nearly Pounds 400,000 to his former college, the Welsh College of Music and Drama, paving the way to a further Pounds 1.1 million National Lottery handout for two new...
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Danger warning about radon leaks
Radon, the cancer-causing gas that seeps out through the ground, may be prevalent in areas previously regarded as safe, according to a British Geological Survey study. The area includes a stretch...
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Women show staying power
Under-representation of women in science subjects is a global phenomenon no matter what the country's level of development, according to Unesco's third World Education Report. Girls in many regions...
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Dropouts prompt inquiry
The English funding council is launching a study to find out if more students are dropping out of degree courses. It has put details of a research study out to tender and bids have to be in by...
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Sky light
(Photograph) - Sky light: with gripping new observations coming in from space probes such as Hubble, Galileo, Clementine and Ulysses, Dennis Ashton, director of the Star Centre, just opened at...
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Cold war resurfaces between anthropologists
British academics have been accused of exhibiting "the inertia of the cold war mentality" by criticising their Russian colleagues. The council of the Royal Anthropological Institute passed a...
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Eastern designs:Fumiko Nakamura
(Photograph) - Eastern designs: a final-year art student from Japan designed this year's Christmas card for the University of Dundee. Fumiko Nakamura's design, inspired by Indian textiles, featured...
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NUS may fight for free resits
The National Union of Students is to consider launching a national campaign to abolish resit fees following a victory by Strathclyde University's students association. Strathclyde, which generates...
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Standards slipping Forth warns
Degree standards are slipping as student numbers rise, Eric Forth, the higher education minister, has warned. The nature of the degree was being "redefined" to accommodate bigger student intakes, Mr...
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Bluffer's guide to Christmas lecturing
There is nothing as terrifying in all the academic world, says one scientist; it is like going to the guillotine in a cart that you cannot stop, says another. Agreeing to give the Royal Institution...
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Virtual cash for two
Two university-led projects have won more than Pounds 8 million in the Regional Challenge competition for European Regional Development Funds. Teesside University was awarded Pounds 5.1 million...
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Cash sanctions
Institutions which fail to supply satisfactory financial data may be penalised under new model financial memoranda agreed by the last 糖心Vlog Funding Council for England meeting. Brian...
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Merger remit
The 糖心Vlog Funding Council for England and the Further Education Funding Council have set up a joint committee to consider issues likely to arise from mergers between institutions in the...