Imperial absolved of blame
Academics who voiced concerns about patient safety at Hammersmith Hospital, London, were not victimised by Imperial College School of Medicine, a government report has concluded. Two professors, as...
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Funds needed to employ best
The extra Pounds 1 billion for science announced by chancellor Gordon Brown this week must be matched with funds to attract top lecturers and researchers, universities have warned. Tony Bruce, policy...
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FEFC will split failing Sheffield College
Britain's biggest further education college is to be split into three, following an investigation into concerns over funding and management. A review of Sheffield College and further education...
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State pupils face extra snub
Universities may be discriminating against state school pupils who apply to Oxford, Cambridge and other top universities, it emerged this week. Members of the Commons' education select committee...
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Rural retreat
(Photograph) - Rural retreat: Nottingham University has opened a 'secret' Millennium Garden in the heart of its campus. The final tree was planted by the university's chancellor, Lord Dearing, in a...
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Credit agency gives the all-clear
Lancaster University has hauled itself back from the brink of bankruptcy and is now judged financially stable by a leading credit rating organisation. Standard & Poor's said this week that...
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Cuts at Guildhall put jobs at risk
London Guildhall University is to impose budget cuts of up to 19 per cent in nine departments despite a 7.5 per cent increase in funding for next year. The university has cash reserves of Pounds 6...
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Leisurely robbers prefer easy pickings
The threat of imprisonment rarely deters armed robbers because most believe the chances of getting caught are very low, researchers have discovered. Picking easy targets is a priority, and many...
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Dismissal was 'unfair''
'The Middlesex chair of governors, Sir Michael Partridge, "conducted the whole (appeal) proceedings over the telephone. This is not good practice", the tribunal said' Middlesex University "completely...
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Kuala Lumpur
The Malaysian education ministry has extended educational loans to private college students. The loans will be larger for private students to reflect the higher fees they pay.
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Philadelphia
Trustees of Beaver College have voted to change its name. Research showed that 30 per cent of prospective students would not consider enrolling because of its sexual connotations.
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Lome
After threats of demonstrations by students and lecturers angered by unpaid bursaries and salaries, the Togolese authorities have ordered the University of Togo to close until after the summit of...
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Staff morale low, study shows
Concerns about lecturers' workloads and their effect on quality are revealed in the unprecedented "total quality audit" at the University of Lincolnshire and Humberside, which was undertaken by...
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It's a fact: scientists more likely to be socially inept
The image of the scientist as a socially inept loner who lives only for his work appears to have its roots in truth. Research has established an association between autistic traits and scientific...
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Winning formula
(Photograph) - Nobel prizewinners for chemistry (clockwise, from bottom left) Sir Frederick Sanger, Lord George Porter, Sir John Cornforth, Sir John Walker, Sir Harold Kroto and Max Perutz became...