Pasta with a side order of philosophy, please
The collegiate ideal of academics sharing dining and housing with students is inspirational, says Robert O'Hara Research and common sense tell us that university life outside the classroom is as...
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Martin Ince
Europe's answer to the AAAS could be just the boost scientists need - let's just hope it has something to show off As European commissioner in charge of research, Slovenian economist Janez Potocnik...
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Off their trolley?
Not content with introducing the market to higher education, Charles Clarke looks set to take the Labour Party shopping for votes. Rumours abound that the well-fed Education Secretary is poised to...
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Don't call us...
A-level results are upon us again, and with them the onslaught of the frenzied last-minute competition that is clearing. However, if Queen Mary, University of London, is hoping to attract the maximum...
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Daddy's girls
Daughters and degree certificates are valuable PR tools in the ruthless battle for the US presidency. Following in the footsteps of Chelsea Clinton, Vanessa Kerry - daughter of Democratic candidate...
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Don's diary: all at sea (well, mostly)
Wednesday I take the subway to the International Council of Churches headquarters (known around the University of Columbia as "The God Box") to discuss how Kellogg College can help deliver...
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Aquatic domes to dwarf Eden
A unique biodomed complex four times the size of the Eden Project is to become a world-class research centre populated with endangered animals, according to plans unveiled by UK scientists. The Nirah...
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Top state students miss out on elite places
Some 3,000 state-school pupils are missing out on their rightful place at elite universities to less-qualified students from the independent sector, according to research published this week. A...
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In the news: Jonathan Ford
It may be August, but holidays are the last thing on Jonathan Ford's mind. The managing director of the new National Assessment Agency, part of the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority, is at his...
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Appointments
Roy Chantrell, research director of the theory department of the Seagate Research Organisation in Pittsburgh, has been appointed to a chair at York University, one of 11 created to mark the...
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Expert attacks 'fuzzy' subjects
Universities blamed for the popularity of non-traditional A levels as this year's results are published. Universities are driving the rapid growth of "fuzzy" A-level subjects such as psychology and...
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Middlesex's gr8 idea for 'generation txt'
Students who fail to make the grade at A level will be able to text-message their way to a higher education place under a new clearing system at Middlesex University, writes Paul Hill. The university...
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Wages of sin are not bad
Hard-pressed academics in the UK often turn to extracurricular activities to make ends meet - consulting, external examining and perhaps a spot of paid marking. But a US social anthropologist with a...
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Clearing, don't you just love it?
The annual clearing round is synonymous with frenzied activity, but at Paisley University all is serene. The inquiry room, which is home to nine staff, is furnished in restful cream and sage, and...
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Next week
AND NOW FOR YOUR NEXT BUREAUCRATIC BURDEN... Full economic costs of research. What will it mean for you? Also Universe all summed up: David Hughes reviews Roger Penrose's The Road to Reality: A...