Observatory to act as Amnesty for learning
The Observatory of Fundamental University Values and Rights was launched in Bologna last week by a gathering of European higher education figures. The project is supported by the Association of...
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Terrorist hunt hits campuses
German universities are being compelled to hand over student registration data to state officials under new regulations that aim to identify "sleeper" terrorists who could have been involved in the...
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Canadian network is denied funding
Canada's online learning research has suffered a severe blow. Its premier telelearning network has had its request for renewal funding turned down and will be dismantled in the spring. The...
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Engineers get worldly wise
Twenty-five multinational companies and eight technical universities from across Europe are working together to produce the next generation of European engineers. They have founded Unitech, an...
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E-learning deal raises a smile for Salford
An e-learning business incubated by Salford University has been bought by the training company set up by comedian John Cleese. Video Arts, known for its training videos that include actors such as...
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Writer puts spin on the web
Cultural resonances between the textile industry and the web are explored on a website launched in Nottingham. Web, Warp and Weft has been built by web writer Helen Whitehead and is supported by...
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Youth will get learning call on the mobile
Learning is to get a fun and trendy image to appeal to young adults by plugging into their favourite lifestyle accessory - the mobile phone. A three-year project dubbed "M-learning", launched this...
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E-envoy warns of deeper social divide
Broadband internet could bring about a deepening social divide in the knowledge economy, according to the government's e-envoy. Andrew Pinder, who reports directly to the prime minister and is based...
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IT news in brief
Cheap connection The Brazilian government plans to extend internet use among low-income groups by offering loans to buy the Computador Popular - a purpose-built, no-frills computer costing 645 reais...
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Time to open ears and minds to globalisation
The 'non-official' Commonwealth can help provide valuable insights into global issues, argues Timothy Shaw. The escalating standoff between advocates of "globalisation" and the "anti-globalisation...
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Colleges fight more powers for the LSC
College chiefs have condemned a covert plan by the Learning and Skills Council to acquire "draconian" powers that they say would threaten institutional autonomy. The proposals, which would allow the...
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Final-year medical students not ready for ward
Too many medical students have little or no experience of core clinical skills, according to a study in the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine , writes Claire Sanders. The study by Peter...
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Hiccup for NHS university
The University of the National Health Service, one of Labour's top ten manifesto promises, has temporarily changed its name to NHSU while it seeks proper university status. A Department of Health...
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SA shakes up further education
The number of further education colleges in South Africa is to be slashed from 152 to 50 through mergers that must take place within the next 18 months and are aimed at improving the sector's...
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Help train if you gain
Employers should help fund the universities that educate their workforce, says Muriel Egerton. The current student funding system derives from the replacement of the Robbins system of subsidised...