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The hamburgering of Trinity
Hijacking the autonomy of Trinity College Dublin is part of a battle for the soul of Ireland, says Sean Barrett. Trinity College Dublin has enjoyed autonomy unique in the Republic of Ireland since...
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HE's national curriculum
The NCVQ's consultation paper on higher level GNVQs heralds a sea change in power and control of what is taught in universities, says Ronald Barnett. The National Council for Vocational...
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A-level grades: the national lottery
Is it not a scandal that sixth-form students have such widely varying chances of achieving the top grades of A or B at A level, depending simply on their subjects of study, rather than on their...
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Competitive exams probed
A judicial investigation has begun into 40 competitive exams for more than 100 posts at Italian universities which were allegedly assigned on the basis of patronage and favouritism rather than merit...
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Fight for right to mother tongue
The right to mother-tongue education continues to cause protests across eastern Europe. In Romania, MPs from the Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania (UDMR) announced last week that they will...
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Robin Hood plan for France
Student unrest in French universities has escalated in response to government efforts to meet demands for extra resources, Francois Bayrou unveiled an emergency plan for the most under-resourced...
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Cereal pooper at large
The University of Texas has been struggling to extricate itself from an unholy row with the United States cereals industry. The subject: rat droppings. The public affairs department of the university...
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American students lured by false claims
American foreign study programmes are reviewing the promises they make to students in the wake of legal action against a college that allegedly misrepresented itself as an affiliate of Oxford...
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Exchange rate falls
International exchanges of students between the United States and Europe, including Britain, are weakening, according to a new survey. The figures may mark a creeping regionalism in student choices,...
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Candidate for top job upsets old guard
British academics are to be asked to adjudicate in a controversy which could spark racial conflict on the campus of the University of the Wi****ersrand. Thirteen top academics have accused William...