Young scholars lose out in RAE
Mounting pressure on young academics is a key concern raised in responses to the proposed ground rules for the 2008 research assessment exercise. The issue emerged in a poll of subject associations...
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Government pushes post-exam application
The use of predicted A-level grades to select undergraduates could be scrapped in three years under government proposals to overhaul admissions. A consultation document published this week by the...
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Ignatieff ducks debate with critics in torture row
One of the world's most renowned human rights academics, Michael Ignatieff, stands accused by colleagues of refusing to debate a claim that he has become an apologist for human rights abuses because...
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Next week
Bullying on campus The shocking truth revealed in the biggest ever survey of bullying in UK universities PLUS Bombs, bullets and brollies - Fred Halliday delves into the case files of Cold War...
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Research to be terror checked
Scientists will be expected to identify whether their work could be exploited by terrorists, under new guidelines set out by the leading funders of biomedical research in the UK. The Medical Research...
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Derby University campus opened
It has taken nearly twice as long as expected to reach completion at a cost of more than £20 million, but the country's highest university campus was officially opened by Derby University this week....
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Competition drives early Ucas traffic
Signs of sixth-former anxiety about competition for places at leading universities emerged this week, as the UK's admissions service revealed that record numbers of teenagers have registered for...
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Part-time Romantic seeks fine balance
There can't be many vice-chancellors as well placed as Drummond Bone to hear what students think about top-up fees. The head of Liverpool University has returned to the academic chalk-face - the...
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E-cash for England
The Higher Education Academy has announced that it will allocate £7 million in grants for e-learning projects in English universities and colleges. The academy will carry out a benchmarking exercise...
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Worldwide wisdom
Vice-chancellors have added their weight to calls to ensure that the results of all publicly funded research are made freely available on the web. In a statement issued this week, Universities UK...
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Magnificent Merton
Oxford University this week published an "official" version of the Norrington league table, which ranks colleges according to the percentage of each institution's students gaining first, second and...
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Small-screen sociology
Leading academics in sociology met at Liverpool University this week for a conference to celebrate the centenary of the university's department of sociology, social policy and social work studies....
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Double college rebrand
University College Worcester has been granted university status by the Privy Council. It has been re-named the University of Worcester. Meanwhile, University College Northampton, which recently won...
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Lancashire ties knot
The University of Central Lancashire has announced that Westlakes Research Institute has formally joined the university. The move will mean research collaboration in genetics, health and...
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A century of Kiwi glory
A conference this weekend organised by De Montfort University will discuss New Zealand All Blacks' century-long dominance of rugby union - and the forces that have shaped the game in New Zealand and...