Prince stands accused in honours row
Prince Charles' scientific prejudices were blamed this week for depriving leading scientists of honours. The chief executive of the Medical Research Council, Colin Blakemore, was considering his...
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Big Brother evicted by academics
Reality TV show Big Brother has won The THES poll to find the programme that most undermines British culture. But former Big Brother contestant Jon Tickle hit back at academic voters, branding them...
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In the news: Monica Grady
When the Beagle 2 probe separates from the Mars Express spacecraft this Friday, a host of British scientists will feel their pulses quicken. Monica Grady will have more reason than most for feeling...
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Appointments
Barry Ife , professor at and acting principal of King's College London, has been appointed principal of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. David Melville , professor and vice-chancellor of the...
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UK must keep grip on market
UK universities and colleges are in danger of being squeezed out of the burgeoning multibillion-pound overseas student recruitment market, the British Council has warned. Major competitors such as...
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Students to log on during exams within next ten years, conference hears
Students will use computers in exams within ten years because of the changes technology is bringing to assessment in universities, a leading educational technologist has predicted. Tim O'Shea, vice-...
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Stem-cell victory
Moves in the European Parliament that could have outlawed experiments on cloned human embryo cells in the UK have been defeated. The Human Tissues Directive was passed by MEPs on Tuesday. Opponents...
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UK to house superbrain
The world's largest computing grid is to be formed in the UK, backed by Pounds 16 million from the Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council. A prototype grid has been running across ten UK...
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Commonwealth first
The founding director of the Centre for Commonwealth Education at the University of Cambridge is Christopher Colclough, who heads the international monitoring team for Education for All. Professor...
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Student numbers grow
New figures from the Learning and Skills Council show increases in the number of students in further education. Between 2001-02 and 2002-03 there was a 1 per cent increase in the number of further...
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Cosmic venture
British scientists will be hoping to catch some of the primordial stuff of our solar system as the new year begins when the space probe Stardust flies through the comet Wild 2. Tony McDonnell and...
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'Rebrand' call to lose Mickey tag
Media studies is so tainted by its reputation as the archetypal "Mickey Mouse" subject it should consider rebranding itself under another name, according to one of the field's leading academics,...
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Final pay talks fail as AUT exits and urges strike action
Pay talks ended in acrimony this week with the Association of University Teachers declaring a formal dispute and promising "damaging" industrial action early next year. The AUT confirmed it would be...
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Box barbarians: Christmas TV poll results
They are the programmes that make you weep, wail and gnash your teeth, possibly on the remote control. Nearly 1,700 votes were cast in The THES 's poll to find the TV show that you think is the most...
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Fears of division in bidding war for centres for excellence
A bidding war among universities seeking to host one of more than 70 Centres for Excellence in Teaching and Learning will begin in the new year amid claims that the policy is dangerously divisive....