Newby voices Offa doubts
The proposed access regulator could cause a conflict of interest in the Higher Education Funding Council for England, the council's chief executive claimed this week. Speaking to the Association of...
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Burglars spot rich pickings
A third of students were victims of crime in the past year - 5 percentage points above the national average - according to Home Office figures, writes Alan Thomson. The figures published this week...
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Most nurses have not heard of their university
Only a fifth of nurses, but more than four-fifths of National Health Service managers, have heard of the NHS University, the preliminary findings of a Mori poll carried out for the NHSU reveal. The...
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Why I... believe the European Parliament must not outlaw stem-cell research
Last week, the European Parliament took an unprecedented step: MEPs voted to ban medical research that could lead to cures for diseases such as diabetes and Parkinson’s. This decision is opposed by...
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Students' turn for the push
Student staff on Florida's campus newspaper The Reporter were given just 15 minutes to leave the office last week after they went too far with their April Fool's edition, renamed The Distorter ,...
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Findings: Genetic link to Alzheimer's
Scientists at the University of Wales College of Medicine are hunting for more of the genes that contribute to Alzheimer's disease. Julie Williams, professor of neuropsychological genetics, said that...
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Aussie ideas match the best
Commercialisation of research by the best-performing Australian universities is as good as the best in America and Europe, "and way above their average", a report prepared for the government says....
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US music industry to take student pirates to cleaners
The Recording Industry Association of America has filed suits against four university students for allegedly sharing copyrighted music over their universities' computer networks. The universities...
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Strength in variety
Hefce intends to develop a robust, diverse sector that offers quality at every level, says Howard Newby Much of the debate on the government’s white paper has focused on access. While the recent...
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Pay-to-pass exam scam probe
A state commission of inquiry has been set up in Chechnya into allegations by students at Groznyy University that they have to pay unofficial "fees" to pass their exams. Fourth-year students have...
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Poorly paid Czechs to upset exams
Lecturers at a leading university in the Czech Republic are threatening to disrupt entrance exams in June as dissatisfaction grows at the lack of action by the government to tackle pay and other...
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Short degrees lure foreigners
International student recruitment in Spain is booming and is expected to grow even faster with the adoption of new shorter degree courses under the Europe-wide Bologna process. But in Germany there...
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Funding thaw for French research
French research minister Claudie Haignere has lifted most of the budgetary restrictions imposed by the finance ministry. Her action follows protests and strikes by researchers over previously planned...
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Student vetting reviewed
The Cabinet Office is reviewing the voluntary vetting scheme designed to ensure that countries developing weapons of mass destruction cannot use UK universities to train key scientists. In a letter...
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Chile bond issue could become cash-raising model
The International Finance Corporation, the private-sector arm of the World Bank, is piloting a bond issue project in Chile that it hopes could be a model for raising money for developing world...