Leeds pulls funds out of tobacco
Leeds University is selling its tobacco company shares, it announced this week. The decision follows a lengthy campaign by students unhappy about the institution's practice of investing more than £1...
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Low morale hits colleges
There are "disturbingly low levels of morale" among lecturers, support staff and managers in further education colleges, a national survey has found. More than half of staff feel undervalued and two-...
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Skilled graduates fail to fill shortages
Less than half of graduates qualified to work in some industries with skills shortages actually do so, according to research carried out for Universities Scotland. The research was prompted by...
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Whistleblowers: Bilston chaos continues
The recent publication of Bilston Community College's final accounts has left many unanswered questions about the former Further Education Funding Council's handling of the college's closure and its...
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Analysis: Red tape is throttling talent
It is an uphill struggle for academic refugees in the UK, Claire Sanders reports Home secretary David Blunkett's announcement of a new system for dealing with asylum-seekers was awaited with some...
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Cara - the name that means new beginnings
Cara, formerly the Academic Assistance Society, was set up in 1933 by academics and politicians, including John Maynard Keynes and William Beveridge. Academics from the London School of Economics...
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Case study: Arwa Sevil
Arwa Sevil was suspicious. It was late at night for a friend to drop by. She opened the door anyway. Turkish policemen stood there demanding she come with them to the police station to give a...
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Drugs row academic finds ally
A University of Toronto academic who went public on controversial research findings, despite a confidentiality clause with the pharmaceuticals company that sponsored the project, has been supported...
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Ambitious Finland looks to double overseas intake
Finland's universities and polytechnics should adopt a more international outlook and double their numbers of foreign students by 2010, a committee has recommended. The committee was appointed by the...
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Call to aid students fighting terrorism
Two United States senators have proposed extra financial aid for university students who undertake short-term military enlistments and anti-terrorism work. Republican senator and Vietnam-era Navy...
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Austrians petition for the right to free higher education
An Austrian petition is calling for free access to state-run educational institutes and more funding for student grants. The petition, which was launched by Austria's student union, also seeks the...
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Roman rectors up in arms at proposed budget cuts
The rectors of Rome's three state universities have lashed out at spending cuts on higher education in this year's budget. The cuts coincide with a sudden surge in enrolments after years in which...
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Findings: Diabetic breakthrough
The first fully implantable biochip has been developed by Cambridge University scientists to monitor aspects of a person's metabolism from within their body. A prototype device to allow diabetics to...
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Findings: BBC missing one beast
With an average weight of 60g, it is small wonder that the BBC's Walking With Beasts overlooked the Paleocene's micromammals in favour of hulking mammoths, smilodons and giant sloths. Yet the 50...
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Investors attracted to Scots spin-offs
Scottish higher education spin-out companies have been pitching for more than £15 million at the fifth annual Connect investment conference, which plays matchmaker between new ventures and investors...