Whistleblowers: Settlement in 'race row'
The London Institute has paid a five-figure sum to former student Brian Moore following a THES investigation that found he was unfairly excluded from his degree course after raising the alarm about...
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Union bars fail to pull punters
London's student union bars may be on the brink of extinction as competing pub chains slash prices and poverty-stricken students socialise less. The rise of student-targeted pubs such as the It's A...
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GA degree backed by kite mark
New "graduate apprenticeships" are to be kite-marked by universities backing vocational training in higher education. The move by 13 institutions represented on the University Vocational Awards...
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Cambridge debacle may lead to inquiry
Parliament's public spending watchdog may investigate financial controls and governance at Cambridge University. The National Audit Office has already been in correspondence with Cambridge over "long...
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Analysis: Challenge 'too huge' for LSC?
Further education colleges need less red tape, simpler funding and support that does not stifle autonomy to thrive. Can the Learning and Skills Council provide the right conditions? Tony Tysome...
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Squabble delays student tracking system
The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation believes that at least two - and possibly four - of the hijackers implicated in the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon entered the...
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Turkish scheme to confront brain drain
Turkey is launching an initiative to stem brain drain and reduce the country's reliance on imported technology. The State Planning Agency is working with the Istanbul Technical University across six...
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Sheffield protein study wins deal with Novartis
The chance discovery of a protein fragment that prevents the excessive growth of new blood vessels has won two female scientists one of Sheffield University's most lucrative commercial deals. The...
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The bakers' last gasp
Baking was all Barry Felton ever wanted to do. He got top grades at college and for 12 years ran his own business without problem. But today, if the 39-year-old Cheshire man comes into contact with...
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Parasites get a leg-up on pest grasshoppers
An insect whose lifestyle sounds like something from a B-movie could be a godsend for the palm oil growers of Papua New Guinea, writes Caroline Davis. The parasite, which lives and reproduces inside...
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Ukrainian plan riles reformers
Ukrainian campaigners for reform in higher education plan to challenge a sweeping government nation-building education doctrine that, they believe, will do little more than consolidate the existing...
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Barefoot accolades
(Photograph) - The Barefoot College in Tilonia, Rajasthan, is one of nine recipients of this year's $500,000 (£343,000) Aga Khan Architectural Awards. The college has worked with local teachers,...
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Oz spin-offs drawing scrutiny
Australian universities' A$2 billion (£700 million) a year in non-government revenue is under increasingly critical scrutiny by state governments, their auditors general and a senate committee. In a...
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Council defiance endangers Unisa's funds
The University of South Africa (Unisa) may lose its state subsidy and face court action because it has defied government requests not to appoint a vice-chancellor until after a merger with other...
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Glittering prizes
The University of Bournemouth will award honorary degrees to: former Liberal Democrat leader Paddy Ashdown ; Mike Milne , director of animation at the FrameStore computer animation company; Sarah...