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Two human embryo research licences granted The Centre for Genome Research at Edinburgh University has been granted one of the two first licences for research on human embryos following a landmark...
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Scientists cheer embryonic stem-cell victory
Scientists were this week given a green light for human embryonic stem-cell research following endorsement by a House of Lords report. The specially convened Lords' committee on stem-cell research...
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Envy at £25m for Scot research
Devolution paid off again for Scottish higher education this week after universities were given an extra £25 million for research, nearly three times the equivalent of England's award. Wendy...
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'Students lose out in draconian RAE plan'
The government is in danger of selling short working-class undergraduates by feeding them into "teaching factories" starved of research funding, a vice-chancellor has warned. Ray Cowell, vice-...
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AUT election blighted by indifference
Apathy seems to be blighting the campaign to elect a new leader of the Association of University Teachers, writes Phil Baty. John Duffy, one of the three candidates for the £70,000-a-year general-...
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French wrestle with vast bureaucracy
THES reporters examine appointment systems worldwide: France's higher education appointments process is shared between the state, the academic community at large and individual universities. The...
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APPOINTMENTS Institute of Education Ashley Kent , in the school of mathematics, science and technology, has been promoted to professor of education. Lucy Green , school of arts and humanities, has...
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Cambridge moves to grab property rights
Cambridge dons may be required to hand over most of their intellectual property rights as the university moves to modernise its rules for exploiting inventions. Cambridge University believes it could...
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EU close to fixing quality standard
European university leaders and the European Union are close to burying their differences over how higher education quality is to be assured through a common set of standards across the EU. Eric...
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European research network 'a waste of money'
A restructuring of Europe's public research institutions is vital if the continent's biotechnology industry is to compete with the United States, according to a new study. Analysis by Italian experts...
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Worry at access to fruits of research
British universities are lobbying members of the European Parliament over legislation that would lay down EU-wide rules for the sale of public-sector information to private companies and others. A...
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Analysis: Optimism rules in marriage of convenience
Will a merger enable Guildhall and North London universities to prosper? Alison Goddard assesses the state of the union. On August 1, London Metropolitan University is set to rise from the ashes of...
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Insular Spanish academy threatened by reforms
THES reporters examine appointment systems worldwide: Legislation is radically changing the way Spanish universities select their staff. Under a law that came into force on January 14, would-be...
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Nepotism flourishes despite law
THES reporters examine appointment systems worldwide: Italy's academic recruitment system has been the object of controversy for decades. A job in the state university system is a job for life with...
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Auditors query cash claims
Six Dutch hogescholen (polytechnics) have come under scrutiny from the auditors after allegedly claiming government subsidies for foreign students who were registered but never attended lectures....