V-cs want RAE 2008
Three quarters of vice-chancellors are in favour of retaining the 2008 research assessment exercise, a survey by Universities UK has found. Last week, a survey by The Times Higher found that just...
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RS promotes evolution
The Royal Society has issued a statement saying evolution is "recognised as the best explanation for the development of life on Earth from its beginnings and for the diversity of species" and that it...
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Oxford wins injunction
Oxford University has been granted a High Court injunction ensuring that students will be able to take examinations without being disrupted by animal rights activists. The order prevents campaigners...
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Great sporting rivals
The International Centre for Sport History and Culture at De Montfort University is organising a day-long conference on May 20 titled "England versus Germany 1966-2006: Football, History and National...
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Career progression
The Higher Education Careers Service Unit will fund an investigation into the career paths of students, tracking them from pre-entry to postgraduation. Kate Purcell of the University of the West of...
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Edge Hill status change
Edge Hill University College has been given the go-ahead to become a fully-fledged university. It has begun formal consultation on its proposed title, Edge Hill University, and hopes for Privy...
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What's a Russian jail like? Ask her, she's been there
The prospect of being sent to a Siberian prison is enough to strike fear in the hearts of the most hardened criminals, but for Laura Piacentini, it is just another day at work. Dr Piacentini, a...
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QAA delivers thumbs down to foundation degree trio
Report's findings of 'no confidence' in the standards on three courses further tarnish flagship scheme. Phil Baty reports Quality watchdogs have uncovered a host of failures on foundation degree...
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You're never too far away to stride towards the future
Outstanding Contribution to Sustainable Development With soaring energy prices, local authority limits on campus parking spaces and student pressure on purchasing policies, green issues are rising up...
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Paris
Koichiro Matsuura, Unesco's director-general, has condemned the campaign of violence waged against Iraqi academics and intellectuals. He called for international solidarity and support for education...
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Dublin
More than half of Ireland's 17 to 19-year-olds are entering universities or other third-level colleges, according to the latest figures, up from 44 per cent in 1998.
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Brussels
Neelie Kroes, European Union Competition Commissioner, has revealed details of a shake-up in research aid that will mean research projects with potential benefits across the EU could be eligible for...
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Athens
Greek universities were hit by a five-day strike over plans to change the national constitution to allow private universities to operate in the country. The strikers, supported by university senates...
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Australia faces Bologna threat
Australian universities could lose tens of thousands of fee-paying foreign students to Europe unless they adapt to the Bologna Process, Julie Bishop, the federal Education Minister, warned last week...
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Report moots fees in Sweden
Leading Swedish academics want sweeping changes to the way universities are funded, including the right to charge tuition fees. Swedish universities and colleges of higher education are prohibited by...