Rubbish managers
Environmental technology specialists at Hull University will be the Humber region's co-ordinators for a major national "waste swap shop" scheme for businesses and community groups. The WhyWaste...
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Royal discovery
Academics at Derby University have discovered that Arnold Machin OBE, who designed the Queen's head image that appears on all British stamps, is an alumni of the Derby College of Art, which...
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Promising spin-off
A new spin-off company in Aberdeen, B1 Medical, has been named Most Promising New Life Science Company in Scotland for its revolutionary orthopaedic inventions to aid sufferers of illnesses such as...
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Correction
The picture caption that accompanied a story on the plans for a multi-campus Cumbria University ("County responds to higher calling", February 16) stated that art and design courses would be based in...
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English standards spark row
Australian academic attacked for detailing language failings of overseas students, reports Geoff Maslen. Politicians and bureaucrats have accused an Australian professor of bringing the nation's...
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Masters for new media world
A new grande école is set to train the next generation of French television producers, programme-makers and digital archivists. Ina'Sup, which is to be launched this autumn by France's National...
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Court rules on corruption
A contract to provide universities and academic institutions with new telephone switchboards does not, at first glance, seem to offer much scope for corruption. But such a contract was at the heart...
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A tuneful route to success in SATs
A musician who produced a CD of songs to help US students prepare for their SAT exams wants to use his form of "edutainment" in other areas of learning. Michael Moshan and David Mendelsohn wrote 13...
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Fury over book on blood libel
Jewish historian pulls book that claims Jews killed Christians for ritual purposes. Helena Flusfeder reports The outrage in Israel over a book in which a history professor reportedly claims that...
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EU fights Austrian quota
The European Commission plans to sue Austria over the country's quota system for university places. In January, the Commission took action against Austria over its system of restricting placements...
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Motion supports sacked lecturer
Peter Hantz, one of two Hungarian lecturers dismissed from a self-proclaimed multicultural university in Romania for putting up notices in Hungarian, has had his case accepted by the Council of...
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Who got that job?
Simon Loretz, research fellow, Centre for Business Taxation, Said Business School, Oxford University Job advertised in The Times Higher , July 21, 2006 The way a Government taxes businesses operating...
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HSE to act on staff stress
A report on a failure at Leeds to tackle academic work pressure is a warning to all institutions. Tony Tysome reports Hopes have been raised that all universities will improve working conditions...
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Long academic holidays 'a myth'
Many academics take only two weeks' holiday a year, according to a Loughborough University academic who says it is 15 years since he had more than a fortnight's leave. Russ Bowman, professor of...
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Doing research is a key element of learning
Talk of education for a knowledge economy is hollow if students take no part in scholarly inquiry, argues Alan Jenkins. In the frenzied discussions about whether the research assessment exercise...