Research flaws exposed
Flaws in France's university research system have been exposed by an official inquiry. From its examination of 45 establishments, the Cour des Comptes, the equivalent of Britain's National Audit...
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Bitter pay disputes grip Argentina and Peru
University lecturers in two South American countries are embroiled in deep-rooted disputes with their governments. In Argentina, university teachers are divided about whether to continue with strikes...
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Evacuees could stay away, say officials
Universities in the New Orleans area have a new concern now that most of their students have found places at schools outside the area devastated by Hurricane Katrina - getting them back. Some 30...
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Fearful academics belie funding body's positive spin
The director of the agency that distributes funding for Mexico's research has resigned weeks after a survey found that wrangling over resources was responsible for low morale among academics. Jaime...
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Colombia ploughs cash into PhDs
Colombia is making moves to promote postgraduate research by increasing the number of loans and scholarships for doctoral programmes despite a high undergraduate degree non-completion rate. More than...
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Don't tolerate hatred of gays in the name of God
Homophobia has split the Anglican Communion, says Andrew Linzey. Isn't it time for academics to speak out? "Warning! Gospel preaching ahead" are the words that greet you if you visit the website www....
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Gary Day
Even those who heed the motto 'be prepared' can wind up relieving themselves in a lay-by watched by a dead fish... Academic conferences are serious business, unlike party political ones. Yet it is...
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Refuses to wear a union jack bowler
Poor me. Corrupted by years of liberal intellectualising and shackled by a desiccated, over-analytic mind, how could I possibly understand or enjoy the Last Night of the Proms? Where others see a...
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Howard's away not plain sailing
Rumours about Sir Howard Newby's departure from the Higher Education Funding Council for England for the vice-chancellorship at the University of West of England first started doing the rounds in...
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Smart money on compromise
The book is now open on who will replace Sir Howard at the funding council. The general consensus among the circling university heads seems to be that a v-c from the '94 group is the most likely...
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Sweet dreams on Knight shift
The coincidence that Peter Knight confirmed his impending departure as head of the University of Central England in the same week that news of this vacancy emerged has encouraged some optimistic...
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Cars in their eyes
Thames Valley University's staff have clearly enjoyed a quieter summer than most. The university's Westel House, which houses the Centre for Complementary Healthcare and Integrated Medicine, has its...
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That was off the record, right?
Marks may be set to dive on City University's postgraduate diploma in newspaper journalism. On discovering that Jonathan Hewitt had been appointed acting course director, incoming students circulated...
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Why I believe that dyslexia is not a myth
The recent Dispatches programme on Channel 4 provocatively called The Dyslexia Myth has caused a storm, and it concerned me greatly. I am project director for AchieveAbility, a national initiative...
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Balances of power
Canny students who won't heed their elders have much to teach market advocates, says David Watson This week, Universities UK's Longer-Term Strategy Group publishes the fifth annual report in its...