Importance of clouds
Present models of climate change are inadequate because they do not sufficiently account for clouds, researchers told a climate science conference in Vienna this week. "Clouds are important - they...
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Babies of cocaine-snorting mums suffer
Pregnant women who take cocaine will typically cut their babies' IQ by three points, according to American researchers. Scientists had previously thought that the effects were much worse but say that...
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Governor resigns after 'losing faith' in board members
A governor has resigned from the governing board at Middlesex University because he has "lost faith in the board entirely". In a letter of resignation to the other 24 governors, Jonathan Ree said...
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Suspended whistleblower Watts blamed for reportWhistleblowers
The forthcoming disciplinary hearing for whistleblower John Watts appears to have been pre-judged by senior managers at Anglia Polytechnic University. Suspended on full pay for eight months - facing...
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Will kite-mark fly overseas?
Can institutions be persuaded to pay for a quality mark on their courses abroad? Tony Tysome reports Vice-chancellors, quality watchdogs and the British Council are joining forces to consider...
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Reality checks
The THES asked two quality experts what they thought of a kite-marking system for UK courses overseas Geoffrey Alderman, head of Middlesex University's academic development and quality assurance unit...
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On the move
Baroness Smith of Gilmorehill, 58, widow of the late Labour leader John Smith, will become president of Birkbeck College from December. She succeeds Lord Healey, who has been president of the college...
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In the news
Edelgard Bulmahn, Germany's new education minister, has shown it pays to heed maternal advice. "Make something of yourself and marry late," her mother advised the girl growing up in a village in...
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Glittering prizes
Vaclav Havel, president of the Czech Republic, received the degree of doctor of civil law by diploma from Oxford University yesterday. The title is only conferred upon heads of state and members of...
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World watch
The cost of attending university or college in the United States rose 4 per cent this year, outpacing the inflation rate for the 14th successive year, the College Board reported. Colleges hastened to...
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World watch
Years of neglect have been removed at the stroke of a paint brush from the face of the giant clocks and temperature gauges mounted on top of Moscow State University's imposing Stalin-era main tower....
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World watch
Turin Polytechnic, a renowned citadel of engineering excellence, has announced Italy's first-ever degree in automotive engineering. The new degree is a joint venture between the polytechnic and car-...
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World watch
The Exxon Azerbaijan Operating Company, a subsidiary of the Exxon Corporation, has financed the publication of a new Azer-English dictionary, and is distributing free copies to all education...
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Advantages in defensive advance
A revamped Eureka, which aims to give Europe's industry an edge over the US, is likely to embrace defence research, says Kam Patel Universities could be the big winners from a rethink of the Pounds...
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Promise spotter and promoter
At Glasgow University, patent bids soared after one woman began to handle both the commercial liaison and publicity. Olga Wojtas reports University managers see technology transfer as increasingly...