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If the government won't pay, higher education will have to seek funds elsewhere, says William Taylor. Today, the main committee of Universities UK discusses the final report of its Funding Options...
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Why I... think history needs a moral purpose
History is at war again. Having once more defended his subject against the sustained assault of postmodernist aggressors, Richard Evans's book on the David Irving libel trial is out this month. It...
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E-culture marches on
The government is putting financial muscle behind e-science, with £98 million going to a range of projects. Caroline Davis reports. The government says that e-science is "science increasingly done...
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Carbon emissions could be lost in the trees and seas
Tennessee scientists are exploring methods to combat global warming by 'locking up' carbon. Steve Farrar reports. Could genetically superior poplars that suck more carbon dioxide from the air than...
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Nosing for cash in Congress's trough
Political lobbying for funds, or pork barrelling, is not helping research in the United States, says James Savage. Academic pork barrelling is all the rage in American higher education these days. In...
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How to... Ensure a modifier does not dangle
The tide has turned on grammar in schools, says Richard Hudson. But are lecturers ready for the new first-year students? Grammar teaching is suddenly in fashion again, with two practical imperatives...
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'False claim' dispute pits research against industry
Australia's Securities and Investment Commission has launched an investigation into a leading academic's complaints about claims made by a university-linked biotechnology company. The commission is...
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Science body snubs 'impractical' ethics oath
The campaign for an oath to set ethical standards for scientists has suffered a setback after being rejected by one of science's most influential bodies, writes Steve Farrar. The pledge - an...
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Society ousts its old fellow customs
The Royal Society is changing long-established rules that govern one of science's highest honours -the election of fellows -to ensure deserving candidates are not overlooked. The changes are being...
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Next week
NEWS Student support: a grant is the only answer for poor students FEATURES Eva Hoffman on history, memory and morality RESEARCH Hunting the fifth dimension; e-genetics; insects and GM crops TEACHING...
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Oxford overtakes Imperial
Oxford University overtook Imperial College, London in the external research income stakes in 1999-2000. It is also ahead of Cambridge and University College London. Imperial's income from research...
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Latest international news
Computer science dropout rate hits 25% More than 25 per cent of students who enrol in computer science courses at Irish universities do not finish their studies, according to the first...
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From today's UK papers
GUARDIAN A Glasgow University study of violence in the sex industry says 80 per cent of street prostitutes suffer assault, and calls for an overhaul of social and legal attitudes. DAILY...
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Latest UK news
New Deal attracts single parents Nearly 20,000 single parents decided to return to education and training through the government’s New Deal scheme, according to the latest figures. Out of 205,490 who...
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Further twists to the revolution
The Russian Revolution: The Essential Readings. First edition - Lenin's Revolution