Space researchers gather in Paris
Paris, 16 Jul 2004 At the invitation of ESA and CNES, the Committee on Space Research (COSPAR) is holding its 35th Scientific Assembly in Paris from 19 to 25 July. As happens every two years,...
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Experiencing zero-g
Paris, 16 Jul 2004 Team 1097 - Aberdeen University Despite having our reservations about flying on the 13th, we were about to let our superstitions get the better of us. After overcoming the initial...
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10-year plan poses threat to autonomy
Universities will have to give the Government a year's notice before closing struggling departments, the Treasury announced this week as part of its long-awaited ten-year investment plan for science...
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Be careful, this really happened to my sister's friend's boyfriend...
Heard the one about the student who bought an essay and handed it in as his own, only to find it had been written by his tutor 20 years earlier? His tutor gave the paper top marks, commenting: "My...
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In the news: Sir Tony Atkinson
Sir Tony Atkinson, warden of Nuffield College, Oxford, releases the interim report of his review into the measurement of public sector output and productivity on Monday. The review, commissioned in...
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Appointments
Kent University has awarded chairs to: Rod Edmond , professor of modern literature and cultural history; Paddy Ireland , professor of law; Abdulrazak Gurnah , professor of English and postcolonial...
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Sex bias limits women in RAE
"Institutionalised sexism" is denying female academics recognition for the research activity that is vital to their career prospects, a study by the Association of University Teachers has claimed....
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Revelation - essay mill can make me rich
'The website, which offers a database of essays for up to $30 each, is up for sale for about £15,000' A biblical studies graduate student who created an online essay-plagiarism business as part of a...
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UK needs policy on student swaps
Universities are in urgent need of nationally agreed guidelines for the import and export of students, speakers at an international education conference said this week. The British Council has called...
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Next week
Shifty candidacy Review of the Boston Globe 's book on the Democrats' presidential hopeful, John Kerry. Also Cash troubles: what are the financial prospects for UK universities? Lecturer for hire:...
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New projects may lose out on cash
Chancellor Gordon Brown this week set out the largest sustained increase in science spending for a generation, yet research leaders warned there would be very little money left over for new research...
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Brown commits to dual support
The much-criticised dual-support system for research funding is here to stay, according to the Treasury's ten-year framework for science announced this week, writes Anna Fazackerley. Many in the...
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Bypass fear for clinical funding
The launch of a cross-government group to monitor the delivery of clinical research may not be enough to stop money getting lost in general hospital budgets, scientists warned this week, writes Anna...
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A role model who shows Chemistry can be a real kick
Tim Gabriel, who is researching a PhD in nanostructured materials at Southampton University, welcomes the Government's drive to bring more young people into "problem" subjects such as chemistry. "I...
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50% plan will cost extra £3bn
Spending on higher education will have to rise by about £3 billion over the next four years if the Government is to meet its commitment to boosting student numbers, according to the Association of...