Learning to be together
UNESCO, 50 YEARS FOR EDUCATION. Unesco +33 1 45 68 10 00. 285pp, + 2 Windows/Macintosh CD-Roms US$60.00. Britain's decision to leave Unesco, sacrificing international influence to solidarity with the...
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The quiet Muscovite takes on Vlad's little smoker
Nick Holdsworth meets the unlikely Godfather of Russian language Internet chatlines Artiom Podstreshny seems an unlikely Godfather of Russian Internet chatlines. The slight, rather introverted fourth...
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South Bank posts axed
A SLUMP in student numbers has been blamed by South Bank University managers for their decision to axe posts in the faculty of the built environment. Vice-chancellor Gerald Bernbaum said that he was...
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New guide for governors
Recent rows over university management have informed a new guide for governors published this week. The guide, produced by the Committee of University Chairmen, makes key changes to the last guide,...
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Security plan flayed
The National Union of Students has condemned government social security proposals for displaying cruelty and insensitivity towards students who are ill or caring for dependants, writes Olga Wojtas....
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The CIA's role in Animal Farm
The impact of the cold war and the shady role of the United States's Central Intelligence Agency in the production of Animal Farm, Britain's first feature-length animated film, was discussed by...
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Media study is 'flawed'
A STUDY which claimed there were about 32,000 full-time students on media courses is flawed, according to Cary Bazalgette, education officer at the British Film Institute, writes Kam Patel. The 1996...
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Former senior QAA man claims unfair dismissal
A former Quality Assurance Agency assistant director is taking the QAA to industrial tribunal, claiming unfair dismissal and breach of contract. Mike Williams, 61, was made redundant by the QAA last...
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Key factors in the fall of a 'scientific racist'
Last week saw the end of 18 months of disciplinary proceedings against psychology lecturer Chris Brand, Edinburgh University's self-styled "scientific racist". The university has insisted that the...
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Manchester on sex bias charges
Manchester University is facing two further complaints of discrimination four months after an industrial tribunal ruled that the university "failed dismally" to follow equal opportunities procedures...
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Disputes soar over job terms
Scotland's Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service has revealed a dramatic increase in tertiary sector disputes over pay and conditions. Frank Blair, director of Acas Scotland, presenting its...
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1980s disasters tracked
The sociology of disasters is still an unexplored field, Anne Eyre of Coventry University told delegates. Dr Eyre is conducting a study of the long-term effects of some 1980s tragedies. The 1980s saw...
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Truth behind heroes
The Battle of Britain air crews, credited with saving the country in the dark days of 1940, are generally thought of as dashing, public school-educated young men. Researchers at Edinburgh University...
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Money grows on trees
Agroforestry can yield dividends for British farmers according to research at Bangor University's school of agriculture and forest science. A test site at Loughgall, County Armagh in Northern Ireland...
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Minority numbers plummet
The number of minority students offered places at California's top public universities has plummeted by more than half. The figures, which have dismayed university officials, may fuel a national...