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South African student leader shot dead A student leader at South Africa’s Eastern Cape Technikon has been shot dead in an incident believed by police to be linked to student representative council...
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From today's UK papers
Universities 'not birth right of the middle class' Many universities are still seen as ivory towers and should work more closely with their local schools to convince working-class children of the...
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Scottish teaching review 'mishandled' The Scottish Higher Education Funding Council “profoundly mishandled” its review of teaching funding, the Scottish Parliament’s enterprise and lifelong learning...
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Free Brazilian study to end Brazilian education minister Paulo Renato Souza has announced that free higher education will be radically revised, opening debate on a fees system based on...
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Morris signals higher education overhaul Education secretary Estelle Morris today announced a fundamental review of higher education. It will examine five areas: widening participation; maintaining...
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From today's UK papers
UK colleges failing the poor Universities have to do more to encourage applications from working-class students, Estelle Morris, the education secretary will warn today. Ms Morris will tell vice-...
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Campus law aims to stop sex crime
Californian university students, faculty and staff who have been convicted of sex offences will from 2002 have to register with campus police under a state law. Law enforcement officials applauded...
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LSC chief defends comments
John Harwood, chief executive of the Learning and Skills Council, has defended his comments on a radio programme about "unacceptable" and "appalling" standards in further education. But he apologised...
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Plan for virtual medical school explored
Scotland's five medical schools are to jointly explore a revolutionary approach to medical training using the latest advances in e-learning and technology. The Scottish Higher Education Funding...
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Scots reject QAA review
Scottish universities are to reject all quality inspection in the next academic year and are calling for a United Kingdom-wide suspension of external quality assurance until late 2003. The move...
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BSE blunder leaves consumers in doubt Scientists at the Institute of Animal Health in Edinburgh, who have been trying to find out if BSE has infected sheep, have mistakenly been testing the brains of...
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Oz IT is 'paying price for fund cuts' Australia is performing "abysmally" in information technology because of university funding cuts, heads of engineering at the country's eight leading research...
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Scientists in key BSE tests used wrong animal brains An inquiry has been launched into how a crucial experiment into whether BSE has infected sheep fell apart in disarray after an astonishing mix-up...
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• University of Melbourne The following awards have been made: The Chemeca Medal , jointly awarded by the Institution of Engineers Australia Chemical College, the Institution of Chemical Engineers in...
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THES quiz
The first three correct sets of answers to the questions below win a magnum of champagne 1. Who was the lowest-paid vice-chancellor in 1993-94 but said: "I think I am very well paid for what I do"? 2...