Mature Students Union debate hardship
Hardship will be at the heart of debate when the Mature Students Union meets in Manchester tomorrow for its annual conference. Discussion will focus on the review into hardship and access funds being...
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Student protest against fees
Thousands of students were due to march through London yesterday calling on the government to scrap fees, end student hardship and ensure decent pay for student workers and university staff. They...
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Flexible courses to lure nurses
A radical shake-up of nursing education is promising to encourage more people into the profession and improve levels of care. The moves, which have been broadly welcomed by academics and health...
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Newcastle plan sparks fears of backdoor teach-only contracts
Academics at Newcastle University fear controversial teaching-only contracts could slip in through the back door as a new human resources strategy comes into force. An institutional plan includes...
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QAA deals blow to UK abroad..
Britain's reputation for excellence in the multi-billion pound overseas student market received another blow this week when the Quality Assurance Agency discovered serious weaknesses at three...
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All right Jack
(Photograph) - All right Jack: 75-year old Jack Ward has gained a PhD in engineering from Sheffield Hallam University. He was branded a dunce at school but was taught to read and write by his wife,...
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In the news
Send all information to Lynne Williams There is much more to Mary Archer than her "fragrance". While she will ever be associated with her colourful husband and the notorious descripton of her by the...
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Agency preparing quality register for British vocational training abroad
A government-backed agency is preparing to launch a quality register and kitemark to help sell British vocational training abroad, writes Tony Tysome. British Training International, which receives...
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Belief in the cause of a nation's ills
Pakistan - Islam, Nationalism and the West - Pakistan in the 20th Century
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Mughal dance of the seven veils that wasn't and other tales unravelled from a rich and royal material past
Costumes and Royal Textiles of India
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First Impressions
This week's competition, in which you have to identify a book from its opening sentence, is taken from a comic tale of a man's quest to stay alive in a paradoxical world: " It was love at first sight...
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Blooming of a square set
Art Made Modern - The Art of Bloomsbury - Roger Fry - Omega and After - The Bloomsbury Artists
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Masterstrokes in the battle for headquarters
The Struggle for Mastery in Germany, 1779-1850
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Whispers of ancient times speak volumes for history
The Cambridge History of China, Volume Eight - The Cambridge History of Ancient China
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The union held together
Is America Breaking Apart?