Australia's Aborigines struggle to keep gains
Until the re-election of the government of prime minister John Howard in 1998, improving university access for Australian Aborigines was one of the nation's great success stories. In the 1990s,...
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Indigenous peoples are among the most deprived in the world
Indigenous peoples are among the most deprived in the world, especially when it comes to education. THES reporters consider what progress they have made. The world's 300 million First Nations peoples...
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Native tribes get to work together, teach each other and exhibit their value
Mexico's first indigenous university - the University of Mochicahui - opened in October 2000 and now has more than 1,200 students from 13 different states. The university, in a small town in...
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Capitalist fills in red Czech past
A quarter-page ad in the Prague Pill - the Czech capital's newest free listings magazine - displays a bold portrait of Vladimir Lenin beneath a copy line peppered with Cyrillic-style lettering: "Down...
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Job lies lead to Dublin crackdown
University College Dublin is to check the qualifications and references of all shortlisted candidates for permanent academic posts. The clampdown follows the embarrassing disclosure that it had been...
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Rome returns to Libya
Libya has entrusted the largest treasure trove of ancient Roman coins ever found, more than 100,000 items, to the Italian National Research Council for restoration and study. The Libyan antiquities...
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In the news: David Bell
David Bell, the Bedfordshire County Council chief executive who was this week named Ofsted's chief inspector designate, is no stranger to the further education sector and the colleges in which he...
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Don's Diary
1960s First job as a new lecturer in Aberdeen. Such is the availability of posts that this one has remained unfilled for months. The interview consists of lunch with the professor. I am offered the...
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Gongs and wrongs
Oh dear. Roy Anderson, head of infectious diseases and epidemiology at Imperial College, London, was overlooked in the new year honours while a more junior member of his team, Neil Ferguson, got an...
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Eastwood goes East
Congratulations to David Eastwood, who has just been appointed vice-chancellor of the University of East Anglia. Professor Eastwood, a modern historian, is currently chief executive of the Arts and...
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Extra cash is kosher
Christmas week is usually a lean time for universities hoping to make a little extra cash through conferences while students are away. But the University of Nottingham, always looking for a swift way...
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Butt out
While universities try to minimise the number of students who drop out, staff at the University of Wolverhampton may wish to make a certain exception. Hassan Butt, the 22-year-old Mancunian who this...
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You said it, Jack
Scottish students were this week expecting a particularly fair hearing from first minister Jack McConnell as they warned the Scottish Parliament about crippling levels of student debt. They had with...
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Pure theatre
Anyone lucky enough to receive the new book by the founder and chief executive of the Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts for Christmas might wish to take a look at its reviews on the internet...
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Define 'quality', then we'll talk 'assurance'
We can't have quality assurance unless we establish the proper role of higher education in our society, argues Peter Williams. "Never complain, never explain." It's a useful maxim because it...