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Warning for US higher education Stanley O. Ikenberry, retiring president of the American Council on Education, warned this week that US higher education risks becoming a commodity, undermining...
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£675 million windfall for research The first allocation from the government’s Science Research Investment Fund has divided £675 million between more than 100 English higher education institutions....
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FINANCIAL TIMES Britain's electronics industry is losing a battle with the financial sector for talented graduates, a government-backed report will claim tomorrow. GUARDIAN Sixty-six per cent of...
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UK urged not to ban Tamil Tigers Sri Lankan students have collected more than 50,000 signatures for a petition calling on Britain not to ban rebel Tamil Tigers, who have their international...
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FINANCIAL TIMES A lethal form of food poisoning could be eliminated by feeding cattle with friendly bacteria that eradicate harmful E. coli strains from the animal's gut, according to Michael Doyle...
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University employers chief appointed Jocelyn Prudence has been appointed chief executive of the Universities and Colleges Employers Association. Ms Prudence will succeed Peter Humphreys on March 5...
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Evan Harris urged to quit over criticism
Liberal Democrat higher education spokesman Evan Harris is being encouraged to quit the education select committee following his attack on Labour members. The committee's Labour chairman, Barry...
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Pressure to extend postcode premium
Ministers are considering a further increase in the premium paid to universities for each student they recruit from a poor neighbourhood. The cash would be in addition to the £6 million a year for...
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Local centres key to wealth
Innovation centres based in world-class universities and college-based technology institutes were unveiled this week as part of the government's white paper on enterprise, skills and innovation. Both...
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Strike threat greets Southampton scheme to dump courses
Lecturers are ready to strike at Southampton Institute in protest at plans to scrap key humanities courses and cut at least 22 academic posts following shortfalls in student recruitment. Despite the...
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Sheffield Business School cuts programmes
Sheffield Business School is to shut non-profitable programmes in an effort to get out of the red. This could affect up to 70 members of staff. The postgraduate school at Sheffield Hallam University...
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QAA withdraws licence from validating agency
The Quality Assurance Agency has withdrawn accreditation from one of its Authorised Validating Agencies after uncovering serious failings with its stewardship of the quality and standards of access...
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British Library defends itself against ad charge
The British Library has denied that a link to its sponsors on its newly launched online public catalogue is an advertisement. The link to Amazon.co.uk came under fire on a librarians' mailing list....
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Screening study aims to tackle chlamydia
A study aimed at tackling the world's commonest bacterial sexually-transmitted infection started this week. Researchers at the University of Birmingham began screening about 18,000 men and women aged...
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Wales bids to increase the number of medics
The Welsh Assembly's health minister, Jane Hutt, has unveiled plans to establish a clinical school at Swansea organised jointly by Swansea University, the University of Wales College of Medicine and...