Correction
The pay rise of Sir Michael Bichard, rector of the London Institute, reported last week ("Thriving v-cs net 6.1 per cent rise in wages", February 20) was 2.7 per cent not 9.9 per cent.
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Credits for prior learning face curb
University schemes allowing students to skip up to two-thirds of their degree courses by paying to have their work experience and even hobbies turned into academic credits are facing a clampdown by...
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Feathers fly as pigeons take to the road
An Oxford University zoologist has been accused of academic misconduct over his work on the homing instincts of racing pigeons, the results of which are to be broadcast in a prime-time BBC TV show...
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Scots research trumps rivals
Scottish institutions beat their English and international counterparts in terms of bang for research buck, according to a new report. A key measure of research quality is the number of times...
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Lushest locks in the lab
They are science's true high-flyers (in a strong wind), ahead of the game, a cut above the rest. Now these men and women are being recognised for the contribution their hairstyles make to the...
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Foreign students win visa change
Overseas graduates of Scottish universities will be allowed to stay in the country longer under visa concessions designed to boost Scotland's dwindling population, writes Olga Wojtas. At present,...
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Colleges may get cash to boost business links
Scottish colleges could receive cash incentives previously offered only to universities to improve their links with business under proposals from the country's emerging joint funding council for...
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English complaints lead EU to review differences in fees
The right of universities in Scotland to levy different fees for students from the other home nations has been defended by the Scottish Executive amid reports that the European Parliament is...
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Portrayal of 'loving' dinosaurs attacked
The rebranding of dinosaurs as caring parents by the palaeontologist whose work helped inspire the film Jurassic Park is not supported by solid evidence, according to a top French scientist. Eric...
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Beach no longer a washout
Ulster University researchers have been vindicated in their "don't panic" approach to a disappearing beach in Donegal. Over the past few years, the beach at Five-Finger Strand lost all its sand, much...
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Free tuition to lure students out of cities
Russia is to offer free tuition to aspiring teachers, doctors, engineers and agricultural experts in a bid to tackle an acute shortage of essential workers in rural regions. A 5.4 million rouble (£...
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Inquiry probes 'sex and booze for sports stars'
The stakes are so high in US university sports that some schools have been caught providing star recruits with cash, flashy clothes and even cars. Now sex and alcohol might be added to the list. The...
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Prodi urges EU to give more to plug researcher brain drain
Efforts to stem the flow of young researchers from Europe to the US and to attract back some who are already there will be hampered unless European Union member states increase contributions to the...
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African virtual institute finds Australian partner
The African Virtual University is to expand its operations and offer places to students in 22 of the continent's countries, as part of a four-year partnership with RMIT University in Melbourne....
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SA plans to rein in distance learning
South Africa has proposed a code of conduct that will clamp down on open and distance-learning courses across Africa that are found to be profit-driven or of dubious quality and relevance. Kader...