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A study of Canadian census data puts the earning power of university graduates higher than graduates of vocational and other colleges. After several years' experience, postgraduates earn 50 per cent...
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Black v-c quits SA for World Bank job
Mamphela Ramphela, the first black vice-chancellor of a formerly white South African university, has quit her job at the University of Cape Town to become a managing director of the World Bank. The...
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Cash-strapped campus to open its doors to men
From October, the Jordanian University for Women will change its name to the University of Petra and start to accept male students in a bid to raise funds. The decision to change the private...
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Digital dozen
Companies wanting to employ a student, rent a laboratory or get a product designed can tap into the resources of 12 universities and colleges in the West Midlands through a new website,Contact to...
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Women - don't buy this line
Performance- related pay is bad for women - it will not promote equality, argues Natalie Fenton. Women are paid less than men in virtually every grade in every academic post - this is one of the most...
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Harvard ponders animal rights
Harvard Law School will offer a course in animal rights law next semester for the first time in its 182-year history to deal with the increasing number of issues relating to subjects such as...
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Oz tax reforms signal research boost for academia
High-tech start-ups originating in universities may benefit from a sweeping reform of the Australian tax system. The Australian government's decision to scrap capital gains tax for Australian and...
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Lettori turn on EU Commission
More than 1,500 foreign language lecturers who claim job discrimination by Italian universities have complained to European ombudsman, Jacob Soderman, that poor administration and possibly foul play...
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Economics elite to broaden view
A subtle but potentially radical revolution is under way at the Bocconi University in Milan. Rector Roberto Ruozi wants to transform the Bocconi's traditionally brilliant but coldly single-minded...
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Students could pay for reforms
A review of the Spanish university system is likely to recommend a significant increase in funding through both student fees and government grants. More money is urgently needed for radical reforms...
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European university planned near Paris
Seven higher education establishments in the region south of Paris have joined forces to set up a new European university centre. The universities and ecoles, which include the Pole Universitaire...
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Gates opens route for have-nots
Microsoft founder Bill Gates has pledged $50 million a year for 20 years in scholarships for American minorities - a total of $1 billion, the largest charitable gift in the history of higher...
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ILT chief urges the learning technology experts to join
Learning technologists will be able to join the Institute for Learning and Teaching with the same status as lecturers, writes Tony Durham. Addressing the Association for Learning Technology...
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Learned friends
The Butterworths Direct legal database is to be integrated with the news, business and legal information service Lexis, so that a single subscription will give access to an "unrivalled" collection of...
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Young at heart
Amaze, the spin-off company part-owned by Liverpool John Moores University, has developed Zoon, a rich media website for Volkswagen, (www.zoon.de) utilising the company's Navihedra three-dimensional...