Student loans fraud inquiry
The Serious Fraud Office has been called in by New Zealand's education ministry to investigate the theft of up to NZ$750,000 (Pounds 306,000) in student loans. The referral came after preliminary...
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Court imposes black policy
Mississippi has been ordered to spend $35 million on its historically black universities by a federal judge who has said the state may not close one of its three black colleges as planned, writes...
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Try to see it my way
Elona Kibler believes that the new animosity between blacks and Jews can be attributed partly to the way in which American Jewry has changed. Where once Jews were seen as an oppressed minority - like...
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Russians count brains drained
Russia's counter-intelligence service is monitoring the extent of the academic brain drain just as the Academy of Sciences is pleading with government to recognise its financial crisis. The lack of...
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Tuition fees for Hungarians
Hungarian students have staged simultaneous nationwide street protests at government plans to introduce tuition fees of 2,000 forints (Pounds 11) a month from September this year. About 140,000 full-...
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Sciences make their mark
Industry in the former East Germany is struggling, unemployment has rocketed and the social fabric is stretched to breaking point - but Bonn can claim that the costly and painful measures imposed on...
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Patent for torch that sees cancer
A "torch" that can be shone at body organs to see whether they have cancerous growths has just been patented, the Institute of Physics heard this week. The technique, known as optical biopsy, means...
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Tranquil tea from the tropics
Strathclyde University scientists are helping to discover whether herbal teas used as sedatives in Latin America could lead to a new type of tranquilliser. The Strathclyde Institute for Drug Research...
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Skin survives test of time
The skin properties of a man discovered in an Alpine glacier in 1991 have remained virtually intact for five millennia, Bradford University pharmacists have discovered. The scientists have examined...
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Rough ride for warship design
British naval sailors of the early 19th century endured "living hell" because the design of their warships meant they were buffeted by the smallest wave, Plymouth University researchers have...
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Auto industry launches star wars for cars
Three research councils are to give millions of pounds to a 15-year national programme to boost the United Kingdom's standing as a world leader in high-technology road vehicle manufacture. The...
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History and her story
Auto/Biographical Discourse
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Bricks and stone may set the tone
Architecture can play a key role in university life argues, John Worthington. For every university that has its architectural landmark, many also have their horror stories. Buildings are potentially...
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The green teams are coming to your town
Institutions are increasingly concerned with their environmental impact. Peter de la Cour explains. The environmental importance of the higher education sector is put in perspective by the following...
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Town meets gown
Hugh Cannings, Brian Lowe and Frank Woods on Manchester city centre's academic revival. Students' choice of a university is often as much influenced by the "feel of the place" as by academic record....