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Blaze at Glasgow University investigated An investigation is under way today into yesterday’s fire at Glasgow University, which destroyed the institution’s 100-year-old botany building. The...
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Nigerian students involved in bloody protests Students at Nigeria’s Federal University of Agriculture in Makurdi protested against apparent military action that killed 200 villagers...
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Cheap student loans must go, says Treasury Cheap loans for students would be scrapped and limited grants introduced under a package of reforms of student finance being backed by Downing Street and...
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US fees outstrip inflation For the first time since 1996, tuition fees at public universities in the United States have increased by more than those in the private sector and by nearly three times...
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ILAs to be axed Individual learning accounts are to be abolished, the education secretary Estelle Morris will announce today. While the scheme was successful in promoting learning, it was deemed too...
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Scientists raise hopes of cure for anthrax Scientists at the University of Wisconsin and Burnham Institute, California, have made two breakthroughs in anthrax research that could lead to a cure for...
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South African student leader shot dead A student leader at South Africa’s Eastern Cape Technikon has been shot dead in an incident believed by police to be linked to student representative council...
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Universities 'not birth right of the middle class' Many universities are still seen as ivory towers and should work more closely with their local schools to convince working-class children of the...
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Scottish teaching review 'mishandled' The Scottish Higher Education Funding Council “profoundly mishandled” its review of teaching funding, the Scottish Parliament’s enterprise and lifelong learning...
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Free Brazilian study to end Brazilian education minister Paulo Renato Souza has announced that free higher education will be radically revised, opening debate on a fees system based on...
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Morris signals higher education overhaul Education secretary Estelle Morris today announced a fundamental review of higher education. It will examine five areas: widening participation; maintaining...
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UK colleges failing the poor Universities have to do more to encourage applications from working-class students, Estelle Morris, the education secretary will warn today. Ms Morris will tell vice-...
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Campus law aims to stop sex crime
Californian university students, faculty and staff who have been convicted of sex offences will from 2002 have to register with campus police under a state law. Law enforcement officials applauded...
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LSC chief defends comments
John Harwood, chief executive of the Learning and Skills Council, has defended his comments on a radio programme about "unacceptable" and "appalling" standards in further education. But he apologised...
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Plan for virtual medical school explored
Scotland's five medical schools are to jointly explore a revolutionary approach to medical training using the latest advances in e-learning and technology. The Scottish Higher Education Funding...