Tests disprove we have eyes in back of our heads
Perhaps we have not got eyes in the back of our heads after all. A series of experiments that appeared to show that people innately knew when they were being stared at from behind may in fact have...
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Earth's hemispheres battle for oceans' heat
A global tug-of-war between the Earth's two hemispheres may lie behind the so-called mini ice age that chilled medieval Europe. Research by British and American experts has revealed a possible...
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Crisis aid delivery requires rethink
A humane response to 'complex emergencies' is not enough. Martin Ince reports on why a clear purpose for action is vital You will know from the television news what a "complex emergency" is, and you...
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Unions court working students with low join-up fees
Students need trade unions, according to a survey of undergraduate working trends by the Trades Union Congress. Approximately 70 per cent of the 311 students who took part in the Students@work.2000...
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Academics face egotism charge
A charge of "rampant egotism" was this week levelled at Britain's academics by the former chief executive of the Industrial Society and personnel director of the London Stock Exchange. Rhiannon...
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Minister calls for education spending
Government and industry need to plough more into education, training, research and development, trade and industry secretary Stephen Byers said this week. But Mr Byers, who spoke at the Knowledge...
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A new underclass could be created in Northern Ireland
A new underclass could be created in Northern Ireland, Queen's University's vice-chancellor George Bain has warned. Professor Bain said that many people could be excluded as employment shifted to...
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Full fees put off Danish visitors
Danish students in Britain are paying full tuition fees because they are deemed to receive too much money from their own government. International student officers from British universities,...
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Campus clash over top-up fees
Pressure mounted this week for a second Dearing-style independent review of higher education, as vice-chancellors and students set a collision course over top-up fees. Student union leaders who...
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Students fail to repay emergency loans
* Students owe universities thousands of pounds in emergency loans made to tide them over until their Student Loans Company cheques arrived last term. At Staffordshire University some 150 students...
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Colleges stick to 3% staff pay rises
* Three-quarters of colleges awarded staff a pay rise of 3 per cent or more last year, according to an Association of Colleges survey. It found that "almost" nine in ten colleges made a pay award for...
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Potter makes Pounds 65m from Psion share sale
(Photograph) - * David Potter (above), chairman of Psion, has sold just over 1 per cent of his shares in the company for more than Pounds 65 million. He still owns 14 per cent. Dr Potter left...
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Leeds gets tough on lecturer's race speech
* Frank Ellis, the Leeds University academic due to address an extreme right conference in the United States, has been denied leave to attend. Dr Ellis, a Russian and Slavonic studies lecturer, was...
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Over-25s plump for vocational study
* Most students taking vocational courses in Scotland's 47 further education colleges are 25 and over, according to figures from the Scottish Further Education Funding Council. The number of...
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TGWU puts in claim for Pounds 5 an hour
* The first group of support staff to submit a claim in this year's pay round has asked for a minimum Pounds 5 an hour and a shorter working week. The Transport and General Workers Union, which...