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Government plans more city academies The government wants to open up a wider debate on improving education for 14 to 19-year-olds, according to a white paper published today. Schools Achieving...
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Fujian university to share £50m boost Xiamen University, in China's eastern Fujian province, is to be transformed into a “world-class institution” as a central part of a 600 million yuan (£...
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Latest UK news
Labour university policy denounced as failure Labour policy for higher education has failed, according to a social scientist from the London School of Economics. At the British Association Festival...
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From today's UK papers
Financial Times Schools could afford up to 70,000 more teachers by 2004 if the government goes on expanding investment in education, the centre-right Institute for Public Policy Research said...
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Latest international news
Brazilian court stops computer deal The Brazilian education ministry’s purchase of 233,000 Windows-programmed personal computers from Microsoft has been blocked by local magistrates after a national...
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From today's UK papers
Daily Telegraph A drug derived from the saliva of leeches can reduce the risk of a repeat heart attack by a third, according to the results of a study. The first cup of coffee of the day may wake you...
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Latest UK news
Germ wars warning sounded Future wars could be fought with microbes rather than bombs and missiles, Sir William Stewart, president of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, warned...
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EU funds PhD training at Bradford
The University of Bradford has won three EU awards for advanced training of researchers through the EU Marie Curie programme. The department of European studies and the department of archaeological...
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Retired dean will advise spin-offs
University of Bath David Davies, professor and former dean of science, who has also acted as chair of the arts committee and was co-founder and director of a research and consultancy company, will...
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Royal Society of Edinburgh awards research fellowships
The Royal Society of Edinburgh has awarded research fellowships to the following: Matthew Costen , chemistry at Heriot-Watt [BP Research]; SEELLLD Personal Research fellowships - Peter Andolfatto ,...
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Cutting edge
Writing a book not only helped one philosopher to believe he could die happy, it also helped him to answer a fundamental question about the nature of science. Fifteen years ago I decided to write a...
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Next week
News Summer conferences: a look at what's hot and what's not. Features What do academics make of George W. Bush's impact on higher education? Teaching A survey of entries for e-tutor of the year. How...
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'Keep leash on health watchdog'
Government plans for a new overarching regulatory body for all healthcare professionals have left academics and other regulatory bodies concerned that education will be subject to another...
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Nursing board is in hot water after glitch
Ireland's normally efficient college admissions process got off to a shaky start this month when 200 offers of places on nursing courses went to the wrong people. The courses were included for the...
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Top of the glass
Marissa Taboulchanas, who has just graduated from Plymouth College of Art and Design in applied art shows off her coloured glassware, which is displayed at this year's summer show.