Findings: Walking with the ancestors
It seems that humankind's ancestors took coming down from the trees in their stride. Computer modelling has suggested that the earliest known hominid, Australopithecus afarensis , was as efficient...
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'Unfair' system doesn't reward teaching
Academics in new and old universities inhabit "different worlds" and should be assessed and funded accordingly, says a report out this week from recruitment specialists, Barkers. The current funding...
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Unions urge Blair to address debt issues
Unions this week called on the government to abolish tuition fees, restore student grants and fully fund a higher education expansion policy that will otherwise damage the student experience. Sally...
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Crackdown on forged documents
Universities in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania are setting up a database of applicants to try to eradicate the use of forged documents. Officials have detected 50 applicants who used forged certificates...
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Bank warms to higher education
Universities in developing countries may enjoy a new wave of investment after a policy shift by the World Bank that acknowledges the key role of higher education in bringing about economic and social...
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European butterflies in danger
One in eight of Europe's 576 butterfly species is under threat according to research. The plight of butterflies and moths was discussed last weekend at the international symposium of the British...
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Law quality under scrutiny
Law academics fear that the Law Society and the Bar Council will introduce their own quality-assurance systems and prescribe course content for law degrees in an attempt to shore up standards. They...
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Threat to stem-cell cash
A row between the European Parliament and the European Union Council of Ministers, which represents member governments, is threatening delays in approval of key elements of the EU's €16.2 billion (£...
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Princeton beats Yale in latest rankings Princeton University leads the U.S. News & World Report rankings for 2002-03, with Harvard and Yale Universities tying in second place.
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Time for your history lesson, prime minister
History must set out its stall to policy-makers to persuade political advisers that it is perilous to neglect the past or to rely on Timewatch when you are trying to influence the future. Karen Gold...
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Is filling the shelves of your college library a community service?
Universities have been accused of exploiting work-study, which aims to help students pay education costs in return for work in the public interest. Stephen Phillips reports Providence, Rhode Island,...
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A wet fish in the UK's think-tank?
Will the new Higher Education Policy Institute be just an arm of the funding councils? asks Stephen Court, who takes a look at the education work of Britain's think-tanks In the world of higher...
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Let loose on the net, students indulge political paranoias
Beverley Milton-Edwards, winner of the LTSN/ THES e-tutor award, found herself ambushed in a virtual world when she put Middle East politics online Sometimes teaching Middle East politics in a place...
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Cutting edge: Time to sharpen up those bricks-and-mortar brains
Essex researchers are determined to make buildings more intelligent - but watch out, they could make your computer disappear. Sue Sharples explains Intelligent buildings" have existed for years -...
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Craft of the crafty playwright
Alan Ayckbourn has written more than 60 plays and directed many others. Now a year teaching modules on the theatre has inspired him to reveal his skills in a 'how-to' book. Oliver Double gets a few...