Berlinguer bows out of ministry
Luigi Berlinguer, the Italian university and schools minister who spearheaded a radical reform of Italy's higher education system, is no longer university and research minister following a government...
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Criminals put an end to campus asylum
Criminal activity on the campus of Thessaloniki University has reached such proportions that the senate committee has decided to allow the police to enter the premises after hours. Students and...
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State scientists fear loss of power
Plans to reform France's state research bodies have caused a furore among top scientists. They fear losing autonomy by having to cooperate more closely with the universities. Claude Allegre, minister...
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Violent start for Islam centre
The official opening of the Institute for the Study of Islam in the Modern World at Leiden University erupted into violence and chaos last week. About 200 Iranian demonstrators gathered outside the...
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Exhibition of dazzling light
ART 20. The Thames and Hudson Multimedia Dictionary of Modern Art. Thames and Hudson. Pounds 59.53 +VAT (Pounds 69.95 inc. VAT). Windows 3.1+ and Macintosh OS 7.1+ CD. ISBN 00500 100152 The...
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$23m project connects the Outback
Australia's first virtual campus was launched in Melbourne this month for students undertaking technical and further education (TAFE) courses. The Aus$23 million TAFE Online 2001 project means...
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Good sex health guide
A free guide to promoting sexual health via the internet has been published by the National HIV Prevention Information Service. Sexual Health in Cyberspace: Overcoming Obstacles to Promoting Health...
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Enlightened database
An interactive web databasethat recreates in virtual form the contents of a Chinese Buddhist library cave discovered in 1900 has been launched by the British Library. The International Dunhuang...
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Toon time
Students at Ravensbourne College and the University of Greenwich made a half-hour video about cartoonists Steve Bell, Bryan Talbot and Hunt Emerson, combining shots ofthe artists with computer...
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The making of a masterpiece
As Art20, Thames and Hudson's multimedia dictionary of modern art, finally appears in the shops, Claire Neesham reports on its difficult journey Thames and Hudson's press release named Monday October...
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Can economics stem a drop in interest rates?
Economics in universities is in a spot of trouble. For some time students have been turning away from the subject, first in schools at A level, then in degree applications. Ironically, in an age of...
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Universities must take the initiative over student jobs
Universities are getting involved in organising students' term-time employment. This is not new in respect of sandwich courses, but is now extending to casual work (pages 6 and 7). This is a grey...
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Investment now would keep recession at bay
Britain's campus entrepreneurial wizard, Chris Evans, of Merlin Ventures (among many other companies), is worried at the prospects of recession. He is not alone. But amid the gathering gloom he has...
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All work, no fee
I recently sat on a validation committee for a BA degree at Staffordshire University. This involved prior reading, a day of meetings, and an internal report. When I received no fee, I wrote to the...
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Project defended
We were extremely concerned to read Phil Baty's article ("Policy project flawed", THES October 16), much of which we consider to be inaccurate and misleading. Together with the signatories of this...