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Disability bill cost vastly underestimated It could cost universities £250 million to comply with proposed disability and special educational needs legislation. Baroness Warwick,...
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FINANCIAL TIMES Edible packaging films made from fruits and vegetables could soon be used as an alternative to synthetics, according to researchers at the US Department of Agriculture A group of US...
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The poor get stuffed for Xmas
Some mature students are so poor that their children will go without presents this Christmas, according to a report on student finances commissioned by the government. Lone parents, who often decide...
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Next issue: January 5
The THES is taking a Christmas break and will be back on the news stands on January 5 2001. Online daily news updates will resume on January 3. Coming up in the next edition: NEWS Lifelong learning:...
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Universities demand training for builders
Cambridge University is planning to force building contractors to submit staff training plans when they bid for university projects. This has been prompted by a series of building schemes that have...
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Star Cambridge scholar goes back to his roots
Literary critic Terry Eagleton, holder of the Thomas Warton chair of English literature at Oxford University, is to be professor of cultural theory at the University of Manchester. Professor Eagleton...
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Professor sheds light on public spending
Stirling University economist David Bell says the Barnett Formula is not the cause of higher public spending in Scotland. Professor Bell has produced a paper explaining the workings of the formula,...
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Bangor in the money as research blooms
Bangor's income from research activities is its highest ever. The university has netted more than £14 million this year - £6 million more than last year. The largest proportion of that increase is...
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Students are trained to help others in need
St Andrews University has launched a venture to arm a team of students with the skills to help others in need. The SupNet (support network) involves 25 students of all ages and backgrounds who are...
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Aga Khan makes bid for Millbank site
A second high-profile bidder has emerged to compete for the old Royal Army Medical College site next to Tate Britain on London's Millbank. The Karachi-based Aga Khan University has put in a bid to...
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Rise in unit of funding for unis and colleges
The unit of funding allocated by the Higher Education Funding Council for England to universities and colleges in 2000-01 was £2,731. Last year it was £2,682.
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Users of drug Ecstasy cannot control moods
Ecstasy can disrupt brain chemistry and cause lasting psychological damage, according to new research presented at this week's British Psychological Society conference. Valerie Curran, of University...
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Liberal Democrats give a GIFT at Christmas
Student grants should be reintroduced, as should summer holiday housing benefit and income support, while upfront tuition fees should be scrapped, say the Liberal Democrats. They dubbed their push...
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Doctors and nurses risk burn for a tan
Doctors and nurses are as likely to suffer sunburn as everyone else in the quest for a tan, according to research by Mark Darling, a fourth-year medical student at Dundee University, and senior...
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Labs scoop £65m funds with promise of more riches to come
The final round of the Joint Research Equipment Initiative saw £33 million awarded to British universities. This was matched by £32 million in external funding from industry and charities. The money...