Arts and humanities 'need more investment'
The arts and humanities are suffering from worse underinvestment than the sciences, according to a report commissioned by the Higher Education Funding Council for England, Universities UK and the...
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Humanities firsts not getting research grants
The Arts and Humanities Research Board has predicted a decline in success rates among applicants for postgraduate research grants after recording a 20 per cent increase in applications this year. The...
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Job-cutting committee illegal, say lawyers
Lawyers working for the Association of University Teachers in Salford University have asked for the work of a newly formed redundancy committee to be stopped on the grounds that it is "improperly...
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Time stands still for string theorists
To physicists who daily contemplate extra dimensions and time travel, being given the chance to attend the same conference twice may not seem strange. Simply by crossing the divide between dark and...
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Rewards increase for NI staff
The Northern Ireland funding allocations for 2002 to 2003 show an overall increase of 3.3 per cent over last year. Spending on rewarding and developing staff will increase by 50 per cent over last...
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Morris: UK Ivy League is not on my agenda
Education secretary Estelle Morris ruled out the creation of a British Ivy League in an interview with The THES this week, insisting that every university must continue to be funded for research....
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MPs call for rehash of student support to woo poor
Education maintenance allowances for further and higher education students should be introduced along with variable interest rates on loans, MPs said this week. The Commons' education and skills...
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'Domesday book' lays bare the secrets of RAE 2001
A "Domesday Book" listing all the researchers entered for the most recent research assessment exercise is due to be launched today, writes Alison Goddard. It lists the names of more than 50,000...
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Old universities net more teaching cash
Less is being spent on teaching students at new universities compared with old universities and the gap is widening despite the government's commitment to widening participation, according to an...
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Findings: A pulley and a bit of initiative
The secrets of the Middle Ages' leading special-effects experts have been pieced together, writes Steve Farrar. They reveal how England's medieval technicians added magic to dramas with a mixture of...
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Findings: Camelids give warm feeling
The accepted wisdom is that people began to domesticate flocks for a ready supply of food. But evidence from South America shows that some species may have been domesticated for their wool, writes...
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No money to provide long-term contracts, says UUK
Universities are financially compelled to use short-term contracts for research scientists, MPs have heard. Baroness Warwick, chief executive of Universities UK, blamed a lack of resources available...
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Cambridge joins BBC in language venture
Cambridge University Language Centre has struck a deal with BBC Worldwide to co-develop multimedia foreign language courses with the help of a grant from the Isaac Newton Trust. The centre provides...
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UK astronomers join exclusive Euro club
UK astronomers were welcomed into the European Southern Observatory at a meeting held in London on Monday. The £80 million initial membership fee will give British astronomers access to some of the...
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Fellowships 'show government's esteem'
Higher education minister Margaret Hodge has praised lecturers for having "survived" a generation of underfunding. Presenting the third national teaching fellowships in London, on Tuesday, she said...