A passion for the 3 p's
Pat Leon meets two academics who believe teaching should be seen as a scholarly activity. Vaneeta D'Andrea and David Gosling share a passion. It is a passion that has bound them since they met one...
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Plagiarism: think before pointing finger of blame
Sheldon Weeks says teachers in southern Africa must use their detective skills to stop students cheating. Plagiarism is a growing problem among students in southern Africa. At some universities,...
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Last-ditch action averts strike
University employers have narrowly averted a summer of industrial action by offering pay rises of up to 5.1 per cent for lecturers and 6.7 per cent for manual workers. The Universities and Colleges...
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Former prostitute wins learners' award
Former prostitute Angela Brook left school at 16 with two O levels. Eighteen years later, having worked in prostitution virtually all her adult life, she picked up an Adult Learners Award this week...
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Intifada deters students
Israel's universities are losing overseas students as a result of fears over the intifada . New York University last week emailed its Jewish students warning them not to visit Israel because their...
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For the record
Scot college numbers grow Almost 30 per cent of Scottish higher education students are taking courses in further education colleges, says the Scottish Executive. Student numbers in higher education...
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Dutch rule out chimp research
Vaccine research to fight HIV, hepatitis C and parasitic infections will suffer after the plug was pulled on Europe's sole chimpanzee research facility. The Biomedical Primate Research Centre in...
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NHS gets little recognition for funding
More than half of biomedical research in England is funded by the National Health Service, yet less than half of the papers published acknowledge this funding. These are findings of the first...
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Colleges fear for status in consortia
Further education colleges may lose as much as they gain by joining consortia offering foundation degrees, college leaders warned this week. While education secretary David Blunkett has predicted...
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Timetable troubles
Burgeoning student numbers are putting pressure on timetables and forcing universities to extend their teaching hours. Some institutions are even considering teaching on Wednesday afternoons which...
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Whistleblowers: Rent contracts revised
The Office of Fair Trading has rebuked three institutions for imposing unfair or questionable terms in contracts for student accommodation. The rest of the sector has been warned to take heed. Acting...
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Transfers of student digs spark fear of higher rents
Sheffield University has shortlisted two bidders for its novel scheme to outsource the management of all its residential properties. The two bids in the running are from Unite Group and Jarvis plc,...
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Hunt for the new breed of leader
By the end of this year, 13 English, seven Scottish and two Welsh institutions will have a new vice-chancellor or principal. Alison Utley and Olga Wojtas report on what it takes to become a modern v-...
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Heritage to halt university digs
Government agency English Heritage is threatening to withdraw almost £1 million in funding from ten English universities as part of its financial review. Twenty-one university research posts could be...
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Leicester bids for science park
Leicester University is aiming to launch itself into the top research and technology rankings with a bid to build a science park next to its National Space Centre. The move would give the university...