Chinese partner for UCE
The University of Central England has entered into a partnership with Beijing Jiotang University. Chinese students will spend half of their four-year course in Birmingham, graduating with a UCE...
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Queries for clone claims
The Royal Society has contributed to the controversy over whether the media should cover human cloning stories by publishing a checklist of tips for the public and the media. It contains ten key...
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Abertay checks in
An enterprising graduate of the University of Abertay Dundee has designed and registered a tartan for the university, which he plans to use for a range of merchandise. Aaron McCauley, 24, presented...
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Merger to shift focus
The merger of Manchester University and the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology will produce a "fundamentally different" institution focusing on interdisciplinary research...
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NHS deal set to ban fees for nursing
Universities will be prohibited from charging tuition fees for nursing and other health courses under new contracts being hammered out with the Department of Health. This will set them apart from all...
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Hefce reversal to benefit 4-rated departments
The Higher Education Funding Council for England has awarded more money to 4-rated research departments and revised its approach to rewarding efforts to widen participation. In 2004-05, Hefce will...
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BMA warns of research-mad medical schools
The British Medical Association has warned that medical schools' obsession with research is damaging teaching and is leading to serious staff shortages, writes Claire Sanders. A meeting of the BMA's...
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Graduate pay is on the up
Graduates should find it easier to get degree-level jobs this year, with most enjoying salaries of more than £20,000 and some earning as much as Pounds 35,000 in their first year, a survey has found...
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Iraq war, chips and chocolate laxatives
Is western political correctness in danger of turning human rights into yet another instrument of power? It's time to stand up for what we believe, argues Slavoj Žižek. Critiques of the notion of...
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Don't underestimate managers' ability to treat you as an idiot
Frank Furedi takes a Savage's-eye view of staff development. Increasingly, Aldous Huxley's Brave New World provides the script for the ambitious university manager. Communication is framed by...
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It's not what Les says that counts...
... his hands may be more revealing. Psychologist Geoffrey Beattie discusses how Big Brother offers unique insights into the way non-verbal behaviour can betray hidden thoughts The reality TV show...
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Hot lecturers and nasty ideologues
Stephen Phillips reports on sinister US student feedback websites In November, ten University of Texas lecturers found themselves on a "Professor Watch List". Academic blacklists are not unheard of...
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Is your pension funding this?
Chris Bunting looks at ethical issues arising from institutional investments If you see a chain smoker coughing their lungs out on the street, rub your hands in glee. If you read a newspaper report...
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Iraq war, chips and chocolate laxatives
Is western political correctness in danger of turning human rights into yet another instrument of power? It's time to stand up for what we believe, argues Slavoj Žižek. Critiques of the notion of...
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Don't underestimate managers' ability to treat you as an idiot
Frank Furedi takes a Savage's-eye view of staff development. Increasingly, Aldous Huxley's Brave New World provides the script for the ambitious university manager. Communication is framed by...