New year's honours
PRIVY COUNSELLOR Baroness Tessa Blackstone , minister, Department for Education and Employment. KNIGHTS Leszek Borysiewicz , professor of medicine, University of Wales, for services to medical...
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Eyewitness: New university replaces shabby Venetian warehouses
Venice is to build a university campus along the Giudecca Canal - a stunning example of modern architecture in a gloomy and neglected part of the city. To make way for the buildings, 1950s warehouses...
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World watch
Washington D.C. George W. Bush has nominated a former athletic director and dean of Texas Southern University as education secretary. Rod Paige has been superintendent of the Houston Independent...
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Putin pushes for change
As Russia attempts to overhaul its education system, critics fear reforms will slam the door in the faces of many young people. Pieta Monks reports Against almost universal opposition, Russian...
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Baroque enjoys a renaissance at Malta centre
A centre in Malta is aiming to allow students to combine the study of the island's famous Baroque architecture with the study of the period's scientific revolution. Denis de Luca, director of Malta's...
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Loan plea gives rise to angry protests
Nigeria's bid for a 30-year interest-free loan of $100 million (£67.5 million) from the World Bank to finance a university capacity building project has been met with angry protests. Students and...
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Student in eye of racial storm
The student leader at the University of the South Pacific suspected of leaking the recommendation to appoint an Indo-Fijian as vice-chancellor has been the focus of tensions between students and...
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Wellesley's old girls rocket to success
America's women-only Wellesley College celebrated its 125th anniversary last September with claims that what some see as an outmoded educational fashion is enjoying renewed relevance in the United...
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Creative uses for mobiles
The popularity of text messaging is proof that mobile phones are being used for more than just voice calls. But can the technology encourage creativity as well? Fiona Raby, senior research fellow in...
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German firms offer online scholarships
Three German employers have launched a company offering online student scholarships in a bid to solve their difficulties in attracting top graduate recruits. Management consultant McKinsey, the...
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Science finds way to speed telecoms
High-speed telecommunications will become faster, more efficient and cheaper to deliver when three university-based scientific developments in Britain, Italy and Canada hit the market. The three...
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Computer system wins EuroPrix nomination
A computer system recreating the Bogside of January 1972 has won a prestigious EuroPrix nomination. The system was developed by the Northern Ireland Centre for Learning Resources to help those making...
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Scots put key stats on CD
The Scottish Further Education Funding Council has produced a CD-Rom containing the largest analysis of Scottish further education, writes Olga Wojtas. More than 1 million student enrolments over...
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Why far-sighted schools will keep their distance
Distance learning may be the future for business schools, but they face many pitfalls, warns Bernard Ramanantsoa. Some years ago, a French comedian had audiences roaring with laughter at the story of...
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Cash in on MBA talent
Business schools hold the key to success for Britain's investment community, argues Philip Augar. During the late 1990s, the City's investment banks experienced one of those wholesale collapses in...