Read their lips and fingertips
Party political leaders hope that television viewers concentrate on their words and their carefully choreographed delivery as they present their election manifestos. But Geoff Beattie, professor of...
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Tories accuse Blair on fees cap
The Conservative Party this week accused Tony Blair of having a secret agenda to raise the cap on top-up fees during the next Parliament. The accusation follows revelations in The Times Higher a...
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Animal researchers brave the circle of friends and sceptics
The scientists looked more than a little uncomfortable as they stood in a ring of strangers and came up with adjectives to describe their feelings. This isn't how an ordinary day in the lab starts....
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Scots fear exodus to the North
Scotland is gearing up to control the number of English students seeking sanctuary from top-up fees. Scots fear home students could be squeezed out. The cross-border traffic is expected to be very...
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Wales predicts border rivalry
A potential price war is brewing between English and Welsh universities competing for students from the principality, higher education leaders in Wales have warned. The warning follows a decision by...
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Leaked report on Ulster v-c blocked
Ulster University last week won a High Court injunction to prevent Northern Ireland's main regional newspaper, The Belfast Telegraph , publishing details of a report into the conduct of its vice-...
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Capital gains
Universities across the UK would benefit if the bid to bring the 2012 Olympics to the capital succeeds, Michael Driscoll, the vice-chancellor of Middlesex University, said this week. He argued that...
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E-daters picky about partners
People who arrange dates online are "savvy shoppers" who blow their top if their date turns out to be different from the way they advertised themselves on the web. This is one of the main findings of...
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Star quality will reap rewards for young researcher
Making an impact in research can mean a variety of things - from changing the direction of a field of study to capturing the attention of a bored teenager who thought science was nerdy, writes Anna...
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UK low in affordability league
A UK university education is one of the least affordable in the world, according to a study by a North American think-tank. Although the UK comes 14th out of 16 countries surveyed, its low ranking...
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PM under fire as migrants plug skills gap
Australia is failing to meet demand for local graduate professionals because it relies too heavily on skilled migrants and fee-paying foreign students, a study has found. Monash University...
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Liberia 'down, not out'
Al-Hassan Conteh, president of the University of Liberia, plans to kickstart a cash injection into his university with a fundraising conference at the University of Pennsylvania next week. Dr Conteh...
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African languages decline nearing crisis point
The domination of English and Afrikaans in South Africa's universities poses a threat to indigenous languages, according to a report commissioned by the Education Ministry. Use of African languages...
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Chinese graduates lack jobs
Graduates of China's expanded university system are increasingly facing difficulty finding work. Many have started to look for jobs that might have been considered beneath them. Others opt to stay on...
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Israel agrees on £38m of funds and new institution
Israeli politicians are seeking to separate the announcement of a new university in northern Israel from the crisis facing the country's higher education. Movie mogul and arms broker Arnon Milchan...