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Bujumbura Rebel forces opposed to the government of Pierre Buyoya launched a series of rocket attacks on the National University of Burundi. Students and lecturers fled the campus, which...
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Latest international news
Israeli army cuts off campus The Israeli army has dug two trenches in the only road linking the Palestinian university of Bir Zeit to the rest of the West Bank, cutting telephone lines and water...
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Latest UK news
More men than women are student virgins One in five male students, and more than one in ten women students, are still virgins, a survey of 2,600 students by virginstudent.com revealed today. Lowest...
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From today's UK papers
Financial Times An industry-wide tax credit for research and development, proposed in the Budget, is unlikely to close Britain's productivity gap with other industrialised countries, the Institute...
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Academic awards
Royal College of Art The Sir Misha Black Medal for distinguished services to design education 2001 has been awarded to Yuri Soloviev in recognition of his development of the International Council of...
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Higher education appointments
University of Surrey Lecturers S. Fabri , mobile-satellite communications and networking. R. Tandon , marketing. Research officers D. Cox , school of electronics, computing and mathematics. K....
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British Academy research grants 2001
Dr L. Archer (University of North London), £6,660. The role of identities and inequalities on the aspirations of inner-city school leavers. Professor G. Barker FBA (University of Leicester), £13,535...
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Teesside pays tribute to rail disaster don
The University of Teesside has paid tribute to Steve Baldwin, professor of public health, who died in last week's rail crash near York. Vice-chancellor Derek Fraser said: "Steve Baldwin joined us in...
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Straw son among those facing Oxford fine
Students, including William Straw, home secretary Jack Straw's son, who occupied Oxford University's divinity school in February face disciplinary action and possible fines. Thirty students were due...
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Morrison under attack over endowment plan
Alasdair Morrison, Scotland's deputy minister for enterprise and lifelong learning, came under fire this week in the parliament's enterprise and lifelong learning committee over "inadequate"...
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Imperial HIV lab fined for breaching safety
Imperial College, London, has been fined £20,000 for breaching safety regulations at an HIV laboratory. The college was prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive after an inspection found that...
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MRC offers cash greeting to students
The Medical Research Council is to raise its maintenance grant for students working towards their masters and PhDs to £10,000 a year and £12,500 in London. The move is a bid by the MRC to remain...
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Technology fund targets sustainable energy
The government is targeting research into biomaterials, sustainable energy, nanotechnology and mobile wireless communications with a £15 million technology fund. Science minister Lord Sainsbury...
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Scientists given means to exploit genome
A £4 million investment fund, backed by University College London, will help scientists exploit the human genome. The Bloomsbury BioSeed Fund has been formed by a six-strong consortium of biomedical...
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Cell study could be part of every Leeds course
Rowdy students in Leeds may face maximum penalties of five years in prison under proposals being discussed by the city council and residents' groups who have complained of noise, litter and crime...