Title fight
Eric Forth, the new higher education minister, has been given the summer to solve the thorny issue of the "university college" title for colleges of higher education. Last week the Committee of Vice...
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Student returns
Child prodigy Adam Dent is to return to Oxford after the Director of Public Prosecutions decided he will face no charges arising from claims against him by a female student. Chemistry student Mr Dent...
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Spirit of the Dock
(Photograph) - Spirit of the Dock: A passer-by admires Maggie Gregory's sculpture, part of a joint University of East London and London Docklands Development Corporation exhibition called 'Sculpture...
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Transfer warning
The "frenzied" transfer of top academics in the build-up to the research assessment exercise could backfire on universities, the Higher Education Funding Council for England has warned. Panels will...
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Computer safety rules 'ignored'
Health and Safety Council guidance on the use of computers is so vague and outdated that several older universities are ignoring it and are jeopardising staff by classifying them as non-users, claims...
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The sky's the limit
(Photograph) - The sky's the limit: Southampton Institute law student Tanya Gaze's summer job as a wing-walker with Cadbury's Crunchie Flying Circus has left her on cloud nine. Her next move? 'I want...
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California vote may jeopardise funding:University of California
The United States government has said that last week's decision by the University of California to abolish race-based admissions may cost the university - one of America's largest and most...
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Self-raising power
What makes an effective leader and how are people persuaded to become followers? Howard Gardner studied 21 leaders to construct an Identikit picture. Which of the scholarly disciplines "owns"...
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Bully boy's bunkum
I had hoped that Bill Clinton's election to the United States presidency in 1992 would bring an end to the seemingly interminable culture wars ("the crisis of history", "the battle of the books and...
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Keep the magic rolling along
I recently joined 100,000 other fans at Wembley Stadium to see The Rolling Stones. The diversity of those attending the concert was remarkable. The Stones attracted not only ageing rockers, and a few...
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Twin victory against racism
When Bernard Shapiro publicly assumed his role as principal of McGill, Canada's most prestigious university, it was hailed as a remarkable personal feat. Joining the celebratory throng was Shapiro's...
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Ghost students in Pell grants trick
A California trade school which offered courses to poor students in auto mechanics, computer training and English as a second language fraudulently milked the Pell grant programme of $58 million,...
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Professions shape courses
The traditional freedom of Australian universities to design their own courses is becoming limited because of the growing influence of professional associations. Gordon Stanley, head of the federal...
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Grape expectations
Universities are improving Italy's favourite wine. Paul Bompard reports. The quality of Chianti wine is very close to the Italian heart. It is a key element of regional pride for Tuscans....
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Fergie college provides digital skills for jobless graduates
The secretarial college that taught the Duchess of York to type is being filled by unemployed graduates paying a princely Pounds 2,000 for a three-month course which promises an alternative route...