New deal on internet
Further education colleges will soon have cut-price connections to the internet under an agreement announced by Tony Blair, the prime minister, last week. The big five telephone companies in the...
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IT tight on bonuses
The National Computing Centre's 19th annual survey into IT staffing issues shows that only 8 per cent of organisations are offering staff a bonus or premium payment if they obtain certification or...
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Space to think
The Web File Institution is a secure space where users can send, store and collaborate on files using a web browser. The company launching the free service, DocSpace, promises instant delivery and...
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Advance booking
Bertelsmann Online is soon to introduce the much-hyped Rocket eBook to Britain. The eBook allows users to download and store volumes of electronic books on a small portable device. The company has...
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Power merger
Manchester Computing Centre will join forces with the High Performance Computing Center Stuttgart, Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center and the Electrotechnical Laboratory, in Japan, during...
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Globalisation in the Fens
A historic partnership between MIT and Cambridge was launched this week Ministers have hailed a new partnership agreement between Cambridge University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology as the...
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False CV prof quits post
'The member of staff admitted falsifying his list of research publications and resigned with immediate effect' A senior academic at Liverpool John Moores University has resigned following the...
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Science launches into HiPerSPACE
A computer facility just launched may help in unravelling some long-standing scientific riddles. The High Performance Service for Physics, Astronomy, Chemistry and Earth Sciences at University...
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Brown falls short on pre-budget clarity and cash
Tuesday's pre-budget statement from chancellor Gordon Brown was not concerned with cash for universities. Their only gain - conveniently too late for the autumn pay round - was 0.3 per cent off...
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What's afoot?
(Photograph) - What's afoot? Conservator Karen Thompson works on a Victorian boot at Southampton University's new textile conservation centre. The centre was transferred from Hampton Court Palace to...
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Joint adventurers must step forward with care
Cambridge University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's plan to establish a joint institute is exciting, intriguing and could be troublesome. Academic collaborations are not new but the...
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Taking power out of the formula for world peace
Unesco believes learning can build peace. Sagarika Dutt looks at how this vision can be realised. Former United Nations secretary-general Kofi Annan acknowledged the contribution of outgoing Unesco...
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Elite may get 'beacon' status
An elite band of universities could be given "beacon" status under hastily redrafted plans for the future quality assurance regime drawn up this week in an attempt to end the deadlock over quality...
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Budget growth pledge leaves v-cs confused
Chancellor Gordon Brown's "course for a Britain of stability and steady growth" will need careful navigation if it is to benefit higher education, vice-chancellors warned this week. An initial...
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Council wrestles with ethics of using human tissue
The ethical dilemmas surrounding the collection, storage and use of human tissue samples are to be tackled in a set of guidelines being drawn up by the Medical Research Council. Draft proposals will...