Sleek Greek
(Photograph) - Sleek Greek: Dimitris Katsanis, a Plymouth University engineering student, puts his revolutionary racing-bike frame through its paces. The lightweight cross-frame construction he...
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V-cs talk of deal on quality
The Higher Education Funding Council submitted its proposals for a single quality assurance agency to Gillian Shephard, Secretary of State for Education, this week amid hopes that agreement had at...
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Sting in the tail
The maxim that there is no such thing as bad publicity seems to be in vogue at the Natural Environment Res-earch Council, as anyone who has just turned to June in the NERC calendar has seen. Pin-up...
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Water alert
Even worse than the scorpions in Oxford are the students. A three-man crime wave from Oxford was abruptly stopped by a police siege recently. Trouble was, when the police finally rounded up the...
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By the book
There's one book which Jim Murphy, president of the National Union of Students, has never got round to reading, although he says he has always meant to read it: the constitution of the NUS. "It's...
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Sacked cleaners win case
London University has had to pay a further Pounds 300,000 in compensation to former cleaning staff whose jobs in halls of residence were switched to private contractors two years ago. The last...
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Passing fancy
Edinburgh University medical researchers yesterday held a press conference on their survey of rugby injuries, accompanied by a student at the university, Gregor Townsend, who has more than a passing...
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Thanks a lot
Acknowledgements can be lengthy but no academic paper has ever thanked as many people as the independently published, Trilogic Ennealogica Systems (TES) as Sciences for Creative Thinking in Knowledge...
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Trent's Powerhouse plays host to censorship storm
Nottingham Trent University has been accused of censorship after its decision to cancel a performance of the controversial play Geek at the end of last month. The play, which was due to show at the...
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Art mimics life
(Photograph) - Art mimics life: computer artist William Latham creates his work by mimicking genetic processes that generate life on computer. Latham, who recently gave a presentation at the...
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V-cs look at 'honest deal' code
Vice chancellors are debating a code of conduct for the treatment of overseas students which urges British institutions not to seek recruits by criticising each other. The theme of "honest dealing"...
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Young teachers queue for charity
A hardship fund for destitute teachers is facing more and more requests for money from new graduates entering the profession. Student loans have been blamed for the sudden upsurge in cries for help...
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Managers get more macho
The shiny new face of further education with its caring nature and liberal outlook is challenged by fresh research that has uncovered a "disturbing" and growing trend towards a harder-edged masculine...
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Snake charmer
(Photograph) - Snake charmer: The Cambridge Natural History Society held its annual Conversazione in the department of zoology last week. The 100 exhibitors included local naturalists, schools and...