Oz pass rates mask drop in standards
Australian universities claim that their undergraduate failure rate ranges from 10 to 15 per cent, but a senate inquiry into higher education has been told the true figure should be nearer 30 per...
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News in brief
Athens All Greece's university presidents have threatened to resign unless the government substantially modifies legislation being voted on in parliament today to upgrade the country's technical...
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Further dissent hits U21 venture
A second founding member of the global consortium Universitas 21 has expressed concern about its plans to establish an online university and has said it will not participate in the venture. Following...
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Chic way of saving lives
A Northumbria University student has come up with an idea that could stop passengers suffering blood clots during long-haul flights. Hilary Turnock, a final-year fashion marketing student, has...
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Myth of the paperless world debunked by researchers
Letters are here to stay and will not be replaced by email. The myth of the paperless world has been debunked by researchers at the University of Surrey, who found that the physical properties of...
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Bid to redesign textile industry
Glasgow School of Art is helping revolutionise the textile industry with a radical fabric-printing method. The school has just taken charge of state-of-the-art equipment that will expand the horizons...
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Summit seeks end to IT skills shortage
Europe's information technology skills shortage was the focus of a Brussels e-learning summit of computing and communications companies, European Union politicians and officials last week. Delegates...
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Politics that's high on paranoia
The UK's drugs strategy is ripe for revision, says Howard Parker. Common sense has bedevilled drugs policy for a decade. It is common sense to stop young people taking drugs by providing school-based...
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Stressed teenage mums find a little relief in cyberspace
A Canadian programme called Cybermoms has been providing support for teenage mothers and helping them develop social networks. It also seems to be improving their literacy skills. The programme was...
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Latest UK news
Trainee teachers struggle with maths The number of trainee teachers who fail their compulsory maths test is soaring, it was claimed today. The failure rate at Brighton University has leapt from 3 per...
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Latest international news
China claims academic is spy China has accused a Hong Kong-based academic of spying for Taiwan. Li Shaomin, professor of business studies at Hong Kong's City University, is originally from China but...
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Higher education appointments
University of Surrey Angela Kane has been appointed head of the department of dance studies from September 1. Lectureships J. Clark , former PhD student at Reading University, school of electronics,...
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Higher education awards and prizes
Alexander von Humboldt Foundation In recognition of his past achievements in research, the Foundation has elected chemist John Nixon , professor at the University of Sussex to receive a Research...
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Giant London merger plan
London Guildhall University and the University of North London plan to merge creating a 25,000 student body, one of the largest in the country. The two institutions announced plans this week for...
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NEWS Election 2001: constituencies and candidates; Two v-cs reposition their universities FEATURES Mark Wallinger talks to Helen Hague about the politics of art and the Venice Biennale BOOKS Patrick...