Cutting edge: David Bates
Evidence from charters in Norman archives dispels the myth of William the Conqueror as an all-powerful vanquisher. Should England's first Norman king be thought of as an all-powerful conqueror? As I...
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Revenge of the nerds
Sue Law meets the virologist who helps students to log on to learning via his award-winning website. Have you ever wondered how it feels to be a virus? With decisions to take and lack of resources,...
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For the record
Industry pays for most R&D Companies and industrial research associations accounted for nearly half of the UK's total research and development expenditure in 1998, according to the latest...
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Students go on the warpath as £200 rent rises hit pockets
Students are planning rent strikes as institutions hike accommodation charges by more than the rise in the student loan. At Durham University, where rents next year will rise by £200 on top of...
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AoC set to join union in pay pact
Lecturers' unions and employers look set to greet the incoming government with a joint lobby for better pay in further education, writes Tony Tysome. The Association of Colleges reiterated its call...
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Whistleblowers: Famous for the wrong reasons
From Beatle's dream to troubled 'fame school', Phil Baty charts the drama at Lipa. Sir Paul McCartney said it was "the proudest day" of his life when the Queen opened the Liverpool Institute of...
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Franchises fail to impress
Britain's reputation for academic excellence was again shaken this week when quality chiefs criticised two universities' overseas partnership arrangements. The Quality Assurance Agency has told...
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Upgrades queried by QAA
Quality chiefs have criticised the research-degree standards at London University's Queen Mary College, writes Phil Baty. An audit report from the Quality Assurance Agency warns that Queen Mary does...
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Concrete solution to climate change
While world leaders discuss global warming during United States President George Bush's European visit, scientists at Newcastle University are helping deal with its immediate consequences, writes...
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Exercise-shy kids to swell obesity figures
Children are leading increasingly inactive lives that could hold the seeds of a future epidemic of obesity, scientists have said. The warning follows a study of 38 Oxford secondary school pupils aged...
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Advisory format facing hurdles
Legislation, bias and a disregard for the unknown are holding back the government's new science advisory framework, writes Caroline Davis. Robin Grove-White, head of Lancaster University's Centre for...
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Don's Diary
Saturday In Minneapolis for a conference on child development. Some sessions are stimulating but am disheartened by the lack of interest in life outside the United States, other than a few Asian...
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Glittering prizes
The Royal Geographical Society has awarded: William Graf , of Arizona State University, the Founder's Medal ; Peter Dicken , of the University of Manchester, the Victoria Medal ; Linda McDowell , of...
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More ABC than IPA
An invitation to a seminar has arrived from the National Union of Students' commercial arm, NUS Services Ltd. It describes how one of the company's key roles is "to market products and services to...
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Selling that ol' uni time
Bournemouth University has hit on a novel way of using the summertime blues to recruit students. It is helping to fund the South Dorset Blues Appreciation Society's summer school, which offers adults...