Scots reap £33m from training
More than 6,000 companies bought £33 million of training from Scottish higher education institutions last year, says Universities Scotland in a brochure showcasing the sector's contribution to...
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Shake-up for health profession regulation
Two new regulatory councils for the health professions came into being on Monday, writes Claire Sanders. Jonathan Asbridge, deputy chief executive at St Bartholomew's and the Royal London Hospital,...
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Euratom research and training actions
Brussels, 04 April 2002 The European Commission has issued a call for proposals for indirect RT (research and training) actions under the specific programme for research and training (Euratom) in the...
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Researchers call for more international support for clinical research in Africa
Brussels, 04 April 2002 Africa needs more international support in conducting clinical trials as the number carried out currently is insufficient in considering the prevalence of disease in the...
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Net shows how green we are
A project to explore how the internet can influence the public's impact on the earth's resources has been launched at University College London. Researchers aim to track the behaviour of 40,000...
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Privatisation gets public study centre
The first British research centre committed to the study of the privatisation of higher education has opened at Newcastle University. The founders of the E. G. West Centre say that the fact that they...
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Analysis: From the bottom to the top
Cardiff has advanced from crisis to world-class status. Tony Tysome reports. If the results of last year's research assessment exercise were a cause for back-patting up and down the country, at...
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Job drive parades probation diploma
The National Probation Service has put the diploma in probation studies at the heart of a recruitment drive designed to attract 1,000 new trainee probation officers. The diploma, introduced in 1998,...
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Tooth decay and sharks bag £6m for Scots
A dental decay detector and a library of shark antibodies are among 38 research projects to win £6 million in backing from Scotland's innovative proof of concept fund. Dental researchers at Dundee...
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Unwired could be plugged in
Compulsory computers for all students could soon become a reality, according to TechLearn, the technology-transfer arm of the Joint Information Systems Committee. More than 75 per cent of students...
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Global allies seek to dilute West's influence
Academics from the developing world are setting up a network dedicated to reform of their higher education systems free from western domination, writes David Jobbins. The idea emerged from a seminar...
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Australia offers loans to foreign professionals in face of brain drain
In an effort to reverse Australia's brain drain, the federal government is to provide loans to foreign professionals intending to work in Australia to pay for university bridging courses to meet...
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Kenyatta puts faith in herbal remedies
A Kenyan university has engaged herbalists to offer health services and participate in research with its scientists and campus doctors. Kenyatta University authorities said the herbalists had proved...
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Peace prompts study revival
Peace has returned to Sri Lanka following the ceasefire agreement between government forces and separatist Tamil Tigers. It heralds a new era for the higher education sector after a decade of civil...
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Chilly reception for reform plan
The World Bank is refining its approach to higher education elements of its strategy for capacity building and poverty reduction in developing countries. Academics from developing countries have been...