An opportunity that's full of eastern promise
Britain is in pole position to capitalise on EU enlargement, but is it ready? asks George Blazyca. A contestant in Big Brother admitted that he had never heard of Czechoslovakia. Poor Czechoslovakia...
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Why I ...believe Cambridge's IPR proposals threaten academic freedom
The debate on intellectual property rights convulsing Cambridge University is more than a storm in a fenland teacup. And it doesn't just concern scientists. The wording of the proposals under...
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Reason not the means
If we are to have differential fees, means-testing is not the best way to ensure that poorer students apply, says Abigail McKnight. The government is soon to publish a higher education white paper...
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Concentrate on what you do best
The success of the higher education 'system' lies in the individual strengths of its parts, argue Ted Tapper and Brian Salter. British institutions of higher education are often described as...
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London a nightmare for ye olde traveller
It will come as no surprise to London's frustrated commuters, but linguistic analysis suggests that the city's name may have originated in a warning to travellers of a difficult route ahead. Research...
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Top-up fees trigger Russell rift
Elite universities are divided on the issue of top-up fees, and the decision by new education secretary Charles Clarke to delay the government's higher education strategy paper until January...
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Oxford centre reaps £5.3m EPSRC windfall
* Oxford University has been awarded £5.3 million by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council to set up a new Doctoral Training Centre to strengthen interdisciplinary research. The...
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Operating surpluses to remain 'wafer thin'
The operating surpluses of universities and colleges are set to remain wafer thin, according to the Higher Education Funding Council for England. The analysis is based on financial forecasts prepared...
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Aberdeen professor takes up role in Kirk
Iain Torrance, dean of Aberdeen University's faculty of arts and divinity, has been appointed moderator-designate of the general assembly of the Church of Scotland. In the one-year post, which will...
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Nurse prescribing gets dedicated website
London Metropolitan University's Primary Health and Social Care Centre is launching a website for nurse prescribing on November 7. The site offers nurses the chance to explore nurse prescribing...
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Fire brigade mediator lands top job at Keele
Frank Burchill, who is chairing talks between the Fire Brigades Union and employers, is to be director of a new Centre for Dispute Resolution at Keele University. The centre is the first of its kind...
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Poor RAE performers lose funding for PhDs
Departments that did badly in the research assessment exercise will not have their PhDs funded under plans being developed by the English funding council. The move would further concentrate PhD...
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MPs accuse UK science powers of secrecy
MPs are expected to come down hard on the Office of Science and Technology next week when they publish a report accusing it of unacceptable secrecy. Ian Gibson, MP for Norwich North and chair of the...
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Red tape cut to set market free
Ministers will slash university regulation under plans to let market forces drive higher education. Announcing the creation of a red-tape task force this week, higher education minister Margaret...
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Cyber cheat network grows
Students are openly swapping A-level coursework assignments to plagiarise from one another's work on one of Britain's most popular revision internet sites. Within hours of logging on to the Revise.it...