Call for exam 'help' attacked
An international student adviser at the University of Plymouth has been sounding out other institutions about allowing extra reading time in exams to students whose first language is not English. Pat...
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UK scientists oppose baby cloning project
British experts in human reproductive health overwhelmingly oppose Severino Antinori's plans to clone a baby but a minority feel the results could still be scientifically useful. Twelve academics...
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Predicted grades causing offer bias
Students at further education colleges could be disadvantaged when applying to university because their predicted A-level grades tend to be lower than those they achieve. Independent schools predict...
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Whistleblowers
Evans snubbed again Cambridge University will face a new High Court challenge to its procedures for promoting academic staff following its renewed decision to deny lecturer Gill Evans a promotion....
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Analysis: Scots learning ladder
A new Scots credit system encourages lifelong learning by making the transition between all levels of education easier. Olga Wojtas reports. The pioneering Scottish Credit and Qualifications...
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5% is real figure for dropouts, says UUK
Far fewer students drop out of university than official figures suggest, says new research revealed today. The report, published by Universities UK, shows a drop-out rate of about 5 per cent. The...
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Bogus students abuse visa rule
Illegal immigrants are abusing the university admissions system to gain entry to the United Kingdom, overseas student advisers fear. Sheffield Hallam University is investigating the whereabouts of...
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Foreigners in protest over tuition fees
International students are forming an organisation to protest against the level of fees they are expected to pay, writes Cherry Canovan. Organisers of Students Against International Fees Excess say...
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Framework 6 research wins £10bn but with ethical strings attached
The European Parliament has agreed a budget of e16.2 billion (£10.1 billion) for the Sixth Framework Programme on research but is ringfencing the money so that it will not be spent on ethically...
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Pakistan breaks academic links with India
Pakistan has ordered its academics to seek government approval before they contact counterparts in India or accept invitations to conferences or seminars. An education ministry directive, which...
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News in brief
Ottawa Canada has opened up its academic jobs market to the world after the government announced that universities could now advertise all vacancies simultaneously in Canada and abroad. Qualified...
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Blair asserts his European credentials Prime minister Tony Blair was confronted by about 50 anti-war demonstrators as he left the European Research Institute at the University of Birmingham...
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From today's UK papers
Brown joins push for euro vote Chancellor Gordon Brown has reassured cabinet colleagues that he wants to join the euro, as Tony Blair today warns that Britain cannot afford the tragedy of another...
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Terrorist attacks fail to deter overseas students in US
US educators do not expect a fall in international student exchanges because of this autumn's terrorist attacks. University study-abroad officials surveyed by the Institute for International...
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Secular campaign revved up in Turkey
Turkey's higher education authority (Yok) has stepped up its campaign to keep Islamic influences off university campuses in the wake of September 11. Yok's 20th anniversary this week was marked by...