Economist warns of overpriced study
Australian universities cannot be trusted with the freedom to set their own tuition fees, according to the economist who designed the Higher Education Contribution Scheme 15 years ago. Bruce Chapman...
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French media gets new school
France's journalism schools will face increased competition when a new school opens at the elite Institut d'Etudes Politiques (Sciences Po) in September. It will join a dozen other public and private...
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Russians call for death penalty as murders rise
Russian academics are calling for the reinstatement of the death penalty after a spate of murders. Moscow police say that at least eight researchers and professors have been murdered or found dead in...
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Europe urged to win back nanotech lead
The European Commission wants universities to incorporate nanotechnology into a wider range of degrees to encourage multidisciplinary cooperation and help Europe regain its lead in the field. A...
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Gibraltar is out on its own in cleanliness stakes
Economic and geographical isolation from the rest of the Iberian Peninsula has shielded Gibraltar from environmental pollution, according to research. The first survey of soil geochemistry in the...
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Lambert to draft model IP contracts
Model research contracts are to be drafted by a government committee in a bid to speed up deals between universities and industry, The Times Higher has learnt. Richard Lambert, author of last year's...
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British biotech told: take 'bold steps' and stand up to rivals
The British biotechnology industry may be a big fish in the European pond but it is struggling to keep pace with competition from the US and Asia, according to a report, Paul Hill writes. The annual...
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Tragic end for Italian 'slave-driver'
Rome A professor at Messina University under house arrest while police investigated allegations that he "enslaved" doctoral students, has apparently committed suicide. Elio Fanara, 64, a professor of...
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Boost social value by making a united stand
Higher education needs to take joint action if it is to go beyond just training students for jobs, says David Maughan Brown. Nowadays it is taken at face value that good higher education increases...
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Nancy Rothwell
Clear but flexible rules on intellectual property are needed to avoid exploitation and ensure staff share the spoils. In a discussion with a group of graduate students, I asked, "Who owns the results...
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Don's Diary: Zen and the art of AHRB Maintenance
Monday Back from the vac. Glad I avoided all those terrible conferences with awful Cellophane food and plastic lectures. Grumpy thoughts soon pass as I park in my favourite spot: thank goodness that...
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A f***ing hard act to follow
The Royal Society's list of 2004 fellows is finally unveiled this week. But with his five-year presidency coming to an end in 2005, speculation is beginning about a much bigger announcement - who...
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A bedtime Tory?
Those of us who cherish a belief that the intricacies of higher education policy are of interest to everyone may have to think again. Last week the House of Commons science and technology committee...
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A spliffing idea
A marketing consultancy conducting a study of student culture tells us that cannabis use is so common on campus that many students don't even regard it as a drug. It's not surprising then that...
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Help for poor hacks
Finally, Cambridge University is taking widening participation to extremes. When one of our reporters turned up at the institution last week with no wallet, barely a flat Black-Country vowel had...