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Jailed students die in Eritrea Two University of Asmara students held in Eritrean government detention with about 2,000 others in temperatures of up to 49C have died in the past week. The students...
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Randall quits as QAA chief John Randall, chief executive of the Quality Assurance Agency, has announced his resignation. He was known to be furious that he had been bounced by ministers and...
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From today's UK papers
Daily Telegraph A BBC documentary that has genetically tested 2,500 British men for traces of Viking DNA has concluded that the Dark Age raiders left behind far more than burnt villages and murdered...
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Alexander launches Glasgow 'culture campus' Wendy Alexander, Scotland’s minister for enterprise and lifelong learning, today opened the £6 million first phase of a £16 million “cultural campus” in...
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Violent clash closes Sudan campus Students at the University of Sudan in Khartoum have been ordered off campus following a violent confrontation between radical Islamic and pro-...
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From today's UK papers
Independent The government is set to step up its campaign to increase the number of children from poorer homes going to university. More girls are to be encouraged to take science and technology A...
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A-level horde prompts calls for more cash
Opportunities have never been better for pupils seeking places in higher education, but the expected influx has prompted calls for more money for student support. The growth in the number of higher...
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Next week
NEWS How the other half lives: looking at the student experience for those who have money FEATURES Fred Pearce meets Bjorn Lomborg, the new scourge of the Greens, over a cup of Starbuck's coffee...
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For the record
Research council gets first female head Julia Goodfellow will be the first female head of a research council wheshe becomes chief executive of the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research...
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AUT chiefs pipe up for merger
Grassroots leaders of the Association of University Teachers support a merger with rival lecturers' union Natfhe, according to a poll by The THES . But deep cultural divisions along the former binary...
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Students strive to stave off debt
Nearly two-thirds of students work during the academic year to make ends meet and stave off debt, according to a report. A small proportion of students' employment forms part of a structured work-...
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DTI may level the field for temps
Ministers have signalled that they may legislate to close the pay gap between temporary and permanent staff in further and higher education, writes Phil Baty. The Department of Trade and Industry...
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Stirling to test for joy factor
Psychologists at Stirling University are set to investigate why students enjoy some courses more than others and whether higher education boosts or undermines their motivation as they progress...
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QAA issues rules for placements
Universities will have to take full responsibility for the quality of their students' work placements or study-abroad programmes under a new list of rules from the Quality Assurance Agency. The QAA...
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Debt bites for dental students
A £10,000 debt is the norm for dental school graduates and it could hit recruitment in hospitals and community dental services, says the British Dental Association. The BDA says dental graduates are...