Glittering prizes
The University of Wales has awarded honorary degrees to: fashion designer Mary Quant; Jordi Pujol , president of the autonomous government of Catalonia; Sir Brian Smith , vice-chancellor of the...
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In the news: Roy Anderson
A pioneer in the epidemiology of infectious diseases could scarcely want for a more testing arena than the United Kingdom, the land of BSE, vCJD and now foot-and-mouth disease. And in Roy Anderson,...
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On the move
The Royal Academy of Music has appointed its first professors: Jonathan Freeman-Attwood , vice-principal and director of studies; Sebastian Bell , head of woodwind; John Wallace , head of brass; and...
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Eyewitness: Kuwait's clues to mankind's maritime experiments
North of Kuwait City towards the Iraqi border, the road rises over the Mutlaa Ridge, a sandstone scarp that provides the only relief in the flat desert landscape. Here, the final, bloody and one-...
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World View: Watch out for scavengers
Nobody can dismiss the impact of communications technologies and private provision on global higher education, argues Brenda Gourley. "Unbundling" and "outsourcing" are two words that have become...
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World watch
Addis Abba Two students have died in clashes with Ethiopian riot police at the University of Addis Ababa in protests over how the university is guarded. The government told students to end a weeklong...
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Student killed in 3-day riot
One student died and at least 28 were injured during three days of riots at the University of Zimbabwe last week. Inadequate grants and political tensions were blamed for the clashes, which began on...
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Campus protests turn to violence
Nationwide student protests over cuts to higher education spending in Australia descended into violence at the University of Melbourne last week. The National Union of Students had called for the day...
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Study claims US tobacco firms target youths
American tobacco companies are attempting to lure university students into becoming smokers, according to two studies. The studies, both by researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health, suggest...
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Genetic battlefield acquires philosophical umpire
A Canadian philosophy professor is aiming to minimise the risks of advances in biotechnology and genetic manipulation by introducing an ethical dimension. At the University of Guelph, where scores of...
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Salzburg plans cultural campus
Salzburg University has unveiled plans for an extensive campus that should help strengthen the reputation of the city - the birthplace of Mozart - as a centre of culture. The city of Salzburg has...
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Russia tackles access issues
Moscow's universities, which once attracted students from across the Soviet Union, are struggling to recruit from outside the city's immediate vicinity. Under the Soviet regime, about 25 per cent of...
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Italian research suffers from lack of cash
Rodolfo Zich, rector of Turin Polytechnic, has accused Italian private industry of investing too little in scientific research. "Private investment in Italy is weak," he said at the inauguration of...
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Shopping on the net could jam the roads
Spates of e-road rage are forecast if the popularity of shopping over the internet keeps growing at its current rate. The prediction is just one conclusion of a detailed report on the impact of e-...
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Retail therapy
Retail therapy: John Clare, chief executive of the Dixons electronics stores, has announced funding for a new chair of entrepreneurship and innovation in Edinburgh University's school of management...