Austria warms to new laws
Austrian education minister Elisabeth Gehrer says she detects a stronger climate for acceptance of new university legislation among its opponents. Cabinet has approved the new law, which will have to...
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Dutch student swallows HIV blood
A medical student at the University of Utrecht in Holland could be infected with HIV after swallowing infected blood during an experiment, writes Clare Chapman. The female student was taking part in...
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Greeks to carry on striking over pay
Greek universities are to remain closed indefinitely due to a strike by academic staff who are demanding a 20 per cent increase in basic salaries. A large number of students will not be able to sit...
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Censoring of debate opposed by lecturers
Plans by Cambridge University's governing council to censor speeches in Senate House discussions are being opposed by lecturers. The discussions, which allow staff to be heard and their comments...
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Watchdog says Cambridge will waste millions more
Cambridge University will waste millions of pounds more on top of the £10 million it has already spent on the implementation of Capsa, its flawed financial accounting system, says the university's...
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Scots look to reform funding
The Scottish Higher Education Funding Council is consulting on a radical funding shift that would reward institutions for their success in delivering government priorities. The proposal comes in a...
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Sheffield scores AA minus
Sheffield University has become the fifth British university to publish its credit rating. Its AA minus rating puts it on a par with NatWest Bank, Reuters and Abbey National, and above Boots, BT and...
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Analysis: Means testify to the trends
Average A-level grades of university entrants are up, but figures give little support to some myths about higher education, Bernard Kingston argues National debates on educational standards regularly...
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Whistleblowers: QAA raps lax standards at Abertay's Greek post
The University of Abertay Dundee awarded honours degrees to students after a one-year programme designed and delivered by a Greek partner college "without any involvement of either an external...
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Whistleblowers: Cambridge breaks law by withholding data
Cambridge University has broken data-protection laws by not supplying personal information to Gill Evans, the history lecturer with whom the university is fighting a High Court battle. The compliance...
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Postgrad swap starts with 50
Fifty young researchers from the UK and the US are crossing the Atlantic this summer to work with their overseas counterparts as part of the first exchange programme run by the Worldwide Universities...
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'State pupils shouldn't get any favours'
Universities oppose positive discrimination for candidates from state schools, although some admit to a tacit bias, according to a poll of admissions officers. The THES poll shows that a majority of...
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Degrees rarer in over 55s
The percentage of people aged 25 to 34 with degree-level qualifications is almost double that of the 55-to-64 age cohort. Figures from the Labour Force Survey, used by higher education minister...
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Academic in Israeli jail on hunger strike
A Birmingham University research fellow is reported to be on hunger strike in an Israeli jail after being detained at a Palestinian refugee camp. The university confirmed that it was investigating...
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BMA refuses to sign minister's statement
The British Medical Association has refused to sign a statement on the development of team-working in the National Health Service, initiated by the health secretary Alan Milburn. After several...