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eTutor of the Year 2001 competition judge Pat Leon describes the qualities the judging panel were looking for in this year's entrants Entries for the first eTutor of the Year 2001 competition show...
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Agony aunt
Sally Brown Director of membership services, Institute for Learning and Teaching The Institute for Learning and Teaching was set up as a result of the 1997 Dearing report with a remit to enhance the...
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How to put first-years on right track
Teaching students the skills and discipline of study at the outset can save a lot of trouble later on, says Chris Hopkins. University can be a shock. Not only in terms of accommodation and finance,...
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Will we drown in a sea of jelly?
Theories of Earth's demise from the BA Festival of Science in Glasgow, September 3-7 Some physicists say all matter is poised to disintegrate. Ben Allanach asks if we should be losing sleep over the...
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Cutting edge: David Meldrum
I grew up in cold-war Scotland, where regular reports of missile and bomb tests imbued our daily lives with a distinct sense of unease. Then, in parallel to the arms race, came the space race....
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Heatwaves, droughts, floods - that is just a hint of what's in store for a hotter planet
Theories of Earth's demise from the BA Festival of Science in Glasgow, September 3-7 Global climate change poses many health challenges for the world. Andy Haines says we are far from understanding...
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Life's lottery: a burst of life or death ray
Theories of Earth's demise from the BA Festival of Science in Glasgow, September 3-7 Cosmic blasts of energy could cause mass extinctions and devastate Earth. Lorraine Hanlon reports: Cosmic blasts,...
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No A levels? No problem ...
Universities must make students without A levels their key recruitment target if they are to meet the government's expansion goal, vice-chancellors will be told at their annual residential meeting in...
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Next week
NEWS Investigation of unscrupulous international degree courses in Britain FEATURES What can the DNA of cattle reveal about history and international relations? TEACHING Medic mentoring: Buddy, can...
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For the record
Allegations may spark action at St Andrews St Andrews University may take action against a staff member who reportedly claimed that she had been intimidated, bullied and sexually harassed by...
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Bristol quizzed over abuse files
Bristol University could face criminal prosecution and compensation claims under the 1998 Data Protection Act after it sold a computer containing confidential police files on child abuse victims and...
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Ex-lecturer offers to sell word skills to students
A former university lecturer is offering students an "academic rescue" service over the internet. Elizabeth Hall, a former lecturer at the University of Central England, is apparently cashing in on...
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Support system 'is open to fraud'
The student support system administered by universities is open to fraud, according to its administrators. Officers from around the country, who preferred to remain anonymous, said they could not...
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Love story
Bollywood movie I Paar Ko Kya Naan Doon (What name shall I call our love) is being filmed at the University of Leicester. It centres on a couple falling in love while students at the university.
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Vocational study in spotlight
The "traditional prejudice against vocational education" will be challenged as part of a consultation announced in this week's education white paper. Ministers want to make vocational options...