A bottle of wits
The University for Industry project was always intended to make learning more convenient for people who might otherwise never consider it. The new learndirect learning centre in Redditch, due to open...
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In the news
'Former AoC chief executive Roger Ward called him "the ultimate hands-off manager" but others stress that he combines charm with determination' News of a dip in the number of further education...
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On the move
Sir Stewart Sutherland, principal and vice-chancellor of Edinburgh University, will be the next convener of the Committee of Scottish Higher Education Principals. He will take over from Ian Graham-...
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Glittering prizes
Sir David Barnes, deputy chairman of AstraZeneca, has received the 2000 Society of Chemical Industry (SCI) Centenary Medal, awarded to a figure of high distinction in science-based industry. Joseph...
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Eyewitness
The crisis in Zimbabwe is being played out around issues of land and race. Some 1,000 "white" farms have been invaded by groups led by independence war veterans demanding that farms be handed to...
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World view
International authors visited a festival in Natal to share their stories and to try to make a difference in the area. Brenda Gourley was won over. We can all go down on our bended knees and thank the...
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Cape Town
Writer Njabulo Ndebele has been appointed vice-chancellor of the University of Cape Town. Formerly vice-chancellor of the University of the North, Professor Ndebele has just completed a year as...
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Launch of huge archive on the web
A website offering access to descriptions of 19 million archive items and manuscripts belonging to academic institutions in the London area was launched this week by King's College London. www.aim25....
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Where to put all the rubbish
Jane Marshall concludes our focus on France with reports on energy management. The energy commission's search for a clean nuclear reactor is like hunting for holy grail Clean" and "non-polluting" are...
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Ouagadougou
Blaise Compaore, president of Burkino Faso, has ordered the closure of university campuses in Ouagadougou and Bobodiolasso after students supported a three-day stoppage by civil servants over the...
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Lima
Up to 850,000 dairy farmers are to benefit from a deal between Peru's Cayetano Heredia University and three major national agricultural associations to provide students at the faculty of veterinary...
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Failure to join top tier spurs Oz audits
Australian universities will be subject to regular independent audits of their teaching, learning, research and management under a plan agreed at an historic meeting of all state, territory and...
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Protest reprieve for regime
A 100-day suspension of demonstrations by students at Senegal's Cheik Anta Diop University has removed the risk of embarrassing the new regime of president Abdoulaye Wade as delegates converge on...
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Crisis looms as young blood fails to fill high posts
A lack of clear plans to replace East Africa's ageing professors, most of whom are due to retire within ten years, is becoming a major barrier to quality education. It is estimated that 60 per cent...
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When beauty is the beast
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