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Wendy Alexander, Scotland's minister for enterprise and lifelong lifelong learning, had firsthand experience of the University of Abertay, 'Big Brother' technology, which it is hoped will boost...
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Universities are sinking under inspection load
Higher education wastes money on quality assessments that could be better spent, argues Roderick Floud. Fees for 250,000 students; the cost of five universities; the pay of 10,000 lecturers: each...
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Ethics and cash
Beggars cannot be choosers. The General Agreement on Trade in Services-oriented ventures necessarily adopt the spirit of the neo-liberalist ideology that has set them up: a maximum of profit in a...
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Standard swindles
The quality debate is hollow. We need a renewed understanding of education, argues Duke Maskell. Whenever the word "standards" crops up in connection with education, it is time to reach for the off...
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A game that nobody can win
The Weakest Link not brutal enough for you? Imagine it crossed with the RAE, as Robin Flowerdew did. Question Mistress (QM): Welcome to ... The Weakest Link ! Our contestants must work together to...
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Why I... stripped and created art that explores female sexual stereotypes
The Scarlett Project explores how erotic dancing can be used to influence how the female body is perceived. This project is a logical extension of my previous performance work and writing, filtered...
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Belgians and Dutch in dock over animal testing
Two countries face hefty European Union fines. Keith Nuthall reports. The European Commission is to take the Belgian and Dutch governments to the European Court of Justice, claiming that they have...
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Canadian judges ask: when is a mouse not a mouse?
A patent for the cancer-resistant 'oncomouse' is being disputed. Philip Fine reports from Montreal. A controversial patent case surrounding a genetically manipulated laboratory animal could soon be...
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Cutting edge: Toshiyuki Nakagaki
Do single-cell organisms have intelligence? Slime mould, for one, can solve a maze and find food. It is a common insult in Japan to hear someone ridiculed as "one-cellular," indicating minimal mental...
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Mosquito or an airborne vaccinator?
If mosquitoes lost their taste for human blood or could no longer play host to Plasmodium, the malaria parasite, there would be 1 million fewer deaths every year. The development of mosquitoes with...
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Where direct action starts
The UfI's chief executive tells Tony Tysome how learndirect works for learners and institutions. Anne Wright, chief executive of the University for Industry, does not look amused. I have unexpectedly...
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US colleges ban study in UK
At least three American universities have cancelled study-abroad programmes in the United Kingdom and Ireland and another has banned Europeans from its agricultural department because of foot-and-...
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Master plan for new post-16 council is unveiled
The scale of the task facing the new Learning and Skills Council became clear this week as chief executive John Harwood unveiled his master plan. The LSC, which officially takes up the reins of the...
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Student vets join Maff on frontline
Final-year veterinary students from across the United Kingdom have joined the battle against the foot-and-mouth epidemic. So far, 136 volunteers have answered last week's call from the Ministry of...
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LSE leads revolt against QAA
The London School of Economics resolved to break free from Quality Assurance Agency scrutiny this week, leading the elite Russell Group of universities in open revolt. MPs, peers and trade unions...