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NEWS New shape of London's universities; Election 2001: the academic candidates. FEATURES Professor Jones, MPhil, PhD, MP: how standing for Parliament affects political scientists' academic studies....
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Indebted students lambast penalties
Universities around the country were accused of being heavy-handed after thousands of students were threatened with sanctions over failure to pay tuition fees. Many have already been excluded. Ben...
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Whistleblowers
Sacked lecturer Janet Enever has been reinstated at Nottingham Trent University following an outcry over the way she was treated. The THES reported earlier this month that Ms Enever had been formally...
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'Fleet-footed' bid to deal with shortfall
The University of Sunderland has decided to downsize after a period of rapid expansion in the early 1990s left it "extremely vulnerable", according to vice-chancellor Peter Fidler. It is one of a...
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Don's Diary
Sunday Been in Nicaragua almost a week. The generator is failing; mirrors have been etched by volcanic fumes; fuses are blowing everywhere; then just when everything seems to be running OK, the PC...
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On the move
The Biotechnology and Biological Research Council has appointed to its council: Cheryll Tickle , professor of developmental biology at the University of Dundee; Tom Kirkwood , head of the department...
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Blunkett on the ball
Not content with fighting an election and plotting a new career at the Home Office, David Blunkett appears on the front page of Supporters Direct , a government-backed newsletter for people setting...
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You Cannes, you can't
Media and production student Stuart Fenegan has just blown his chance of graduating from the University of Greenwich this year - but in considerable style. His final-year coursework, a short film...
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Eyewitness: Simeon II of Bulgaria
Simeon II, Bulgaria's "king without a throne", will not personally stand for office in the June 17 parliamentary elections. However, the monarch-in-exile will be represented by candidates from the...
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Freedom and control clash
Will accreditation systems hamper the creation of a European higher education area? asks John Pratt Accreditation was high on the agenda when European ministers of education met in Prague last week...
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Staff hunt goes global
Canada is abandoning a hiring policy that is impinging on its universities' abilities to attract international academics. Universities are required to advertise for Canadian faculty before...
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Vital signs are promising for a creative revival
The University of Ghana is leading a drive to revive a national creative-writing programme in schools in an effort to encourage young writers and to restore Ghana's strong literary tradition. Kofi...
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For the record
Half of expansion down to OU Students enrolling at the Open University accounted for more than half of the expansion of student numbers at undergraduate level last year. Undergraduate enrolments were...
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European laboratories pool their resources
Seven diverse international laboratories have formed a collaboration to coordinate their research, develop priorities and maximise technology transfer. The group, called Eiroforum, will be chaired by...
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Degree pioneers fall short in graduate job league
The first students to start foundation degrees will enrol at institutions with some of the worst graduate employment records - despite the qualification being promoted as one that will appeal to...