Poll limit may sink survey
Small groups of aggrieved students will be prevented from ruining academic reputations under the Government's flagship student satisfaction survey, it was confirmed this week. But by imposing a "...
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Imperial axes farm sciences
Imperial College London is to axe at least 60 jobs in agricultural sciences in a move that could lead to it selling off its 350 hectare Wye campus in Kent. The decision to close the agricultural...
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NUS keen to take on jobs role
Universities should look beyond the image of student unions as political and campaigning bodies and ask them to help prepare undergraduates for the jobs market, academics were told this week. A...
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Can't tell your ash from your elder?
The Scottish Agricultural College is helping outdoor novices turn over a new leaf in appreciating their surroundings. Allan Bain, a mature student at the SAC, has illustrated the pamphlet for walkers...
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Call to probe loans hold-up
A full investigation is needed into this year's student loan problems to prevent a repeat next year, according to a senior MP. Norman Lamb, who sits on the influential Treasury Select Committee, said...
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Value of SAT test questioned
The value of the SAT as a predictor for academic performance has been thrown into question by a US college that has ceased to demand that applicants take the test. Bates College, in the New England...
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Spanish men face up to fear
Spain's ESCI business school is to run the country's first men-only course on fear management and communication. The four-day course will run next month at the school, which is part of Barcelona's...
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China MBAs fail on quality
China's severe shortage of trained business managers has led to great demand for home-grown MBA courses but, in the rush to meet demand, poor quality assurance is causing problems for graduates and...
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Research spending cuts feared
The planned doubling of the European Union research budget could lead to cuts by national governments in their own programmes, the EU research commissioner-designate has warned. Speaking at a...
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Sezer sacks Istanbul head
Turkish president Ahmet Necdet Sezer has sacked the rector of the University of Istanbul for failing to enforce judicial rulings - an action the rector has denounced as politically motivated. Kemal...
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Raised eyebrows at job offers for the Aristides
Deposed Haitian president Jean-Bertrand Aristide and his wife, Mildred, have been appointed honorary research fellows in the politics department at the distance-learning University of South Africa (...
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Guide explains how to handle religious issues
French university presidents have for the first time issued a guide to the rules governing secularism in higher education. While controversial legislation introduced last month banned state-school...
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Cloud adoption scheme saves institute's finances
A scheme that allows members of the public to "adopt" weather systems has raised more than £,000 for a German institute. Students at Berlin's Free University's Meteorological Institute invited the...
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Sleep till the end of your daze...
... it will help your lectures and cut your mortality risk, says Kevin Fong If you deprive rats of sleep for long enough, they die. They just waste away. Nobody is sure why, but it is a safe...
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Ready to jump through hoops?
If you think your academic work is ripe for the commercial world, think long and hard before you make the leap. Harriet Swain offers advice to would-be entrepreneurs. Ever thought of putting all that...