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APPOINTMENTS Christ's College, Cambridge Malcolm Bowie , professor of French literature at Oxford University and a fellow of All Souls College, creator of the Institute of Romance Studies in London...
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Budget shortfall at PPARC
Particle physicists are bracing themselves for cuts after it emerged that up to £12 million of savings will have to be made in research spending over the next three years, writes Steve Farrar. The...
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Physicist denies bully allegations
The University of Connecticut may fire a distinguished nuclear physicist for allegedly bullying students and faculty and compromising university business. Moshe Gai, who was suspended on December 31...
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Flak flies over ILA debacle
MPs have said they are "staggered" by the lack of quality assurance in the government's ill-fated individual learning account scheme, which became the subject of an inquiry this week. The absence of...
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Knives are out as Hefce breaks vow
The English funding council has reneged on its promise to fund lower-rated research and will cut funds for the good to pay for the best. Research funding will become more selective than ever before....
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For the record
Westminster to open Uzbekistan branch The University of Westminster is to open a branch in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Courses for bachelors and masters degrees will be offered in economics, management,...
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'Bullies' halting support review
Education secretary Estelle Morris must stand up to the Whitehall "bullies" responsible for delays to the education department's review of student support, opposition politicians said this week....
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Violent protests taper off
The number of violent protests against scientists who use animals in their work seems to have declined in recent months. The House of Lords select committee on animals in scientific procedures has...
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Universities could take reins of bad hospitals
Universities could take over failing hospitals in a devolved National Health Service, the health secretary said last week. A few universities have been moving towards shared management arrangements...
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Corporate credit card for Ulster senior staff was too lax, says assembly
An official of the Northern Ireland Assembly has criticised "the degree of laxity" in the University of Ulster's corporate credit card system, which was axed after evidence of abuse. Correspondence...
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Birkbeck faces fine
Birkbeck College, London, is likely to be fined by the funding council after a clash over whether hundreds of students it was paid to teach have completed their studies or dropped out. The college...
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Ucas chief celebrates rebirth of polytechnics through college mergers
Higher education admissions chief Tony Higgins this week hailed further education colleges as the new polytechnics. Mr Higgins, chief executive of the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service,...
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Experts: let's axe grades in A levels
A-level students could be given marks instead of grades to help universities judge candidates in the face of grade inflation. The move, which has been welcomed by admissions tutors, was recommended...
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Derrida takes to risky venture
Deconstruction is the postmodern theory that has enabled philosophers to extract hidden meanings from works of literature. Now a Newcastle University computer scientist wants to take the theory out...
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Innovation 'stifled by fund gap'
Scottish higher education's capacity to innovate is being undermined because it is having to use externally raised funds to subsidise teaching, according to a submission to the Scottish Executive's...