Don's Diary
Day 1 Struggle of packing is overshadowed by worries about getting to airport. Britain is petrol-parched. But destination Jakarta is awash with it - at less than 9p a litre. Day 2 At my hotel receive...
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Washington
Drug convictions barred almost 7,000 of the 9 million United States students who applied for federal aid for this autumn from some or all of their financial aid, according to the US Education...
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Ouagadougou
Burkina Faso's ministry of education has closed the country's university after students decided to continue a strike in support of increased bursaries and scholarships. The 2000-01 academic year may...
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Lords question medical school places increase
Lords have questioned whether the government can meet its commitment to increased medical school numbers in the light of redundancies at Imperial and Queen Mary and Westfield colleges. In a debate in...
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Colleges join forces to give Northeast a boost
Six colleges - City of Sunderland, Gateshead, Newcastle, North Tyneside, South Tyneside and Tynemouth - have joined forces as the Tyne & Wear Further Education Consortium to boost the region'...
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Small research groups hit by GR funding axe
Small research groups will be hit hard by the proposed abolition of generic research (GR) funding, which aims to encourage collaborative research that has no single beneficiary, a report warned this...
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31,000 teachers short by 2004, say Tories
The United Kingdom will be 31,000 teachers short by 2004, according to Conservative Party projections. Shadow education secretary Theresa May this week accused the government of arrogance in their...
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Foundation degree not enough, says provost
Students will not be satisfied by two-year foundation degrees, said Roderick Floud, provost of London Guildhall University, when he spoke at Gresham College last week on the government's target to...
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Imperial nets Pounds 27m from star alumnus
Imperial College has received £ million from an alumnus who has gone on to become one of the most successful technology investment managers in America. Gary Tanaka, principal and director...
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Cleaner turned grad polishes study skills
A former school cleaner and full-time mother graduated from Glasgow University this year with an honours degree in philosophy. Una Wilson, aged 41, is one of 40 access students whose stories are...
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Government guides teens to success
The government launched its youth guidance service designed to encourage more teenagers into further and higher education on Monday. The Connexions Service, which was announced in the white paper,...
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Traditional ale lifts St Andrews' spirits
St Andrews University students, noted for upholding centuries' old traditions, have hit the headlines for trying to uphold the traditions of drinking and demonstrating. Several hundred students took...
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Debt rise blamed on red tape
Universities determined to widen access are losing out when it comes to collecting tuition fees. At least one new university has outstanding bad debts of more than £700,000 - 2 per cent of...
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Plea for funds to halt PhD outflow
The salaries of junior researchers will be the next priority for the Office of Science and Technology, following the increase in PhD stipends announced in the last comprehensive spending review. Many...
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Northern Ireland Assembly to debate abolishing tuition fees
Radical proposals to axe tuition fees and boost student support in Northern Ireland would cost more than £50 million. Esmond Birnie, chairman of the Northern Ireland Assembly committee for...