Fossilised curriculum built on fossil fuels
Many of the Arab nations have been blessed with vast reserves of oil and natural gas that became the dominant engines of the economic change that occurred during the past century. That, of course, is...
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Less cut and thrust more cut and paste
If academe is to tackle plagiarism, it must begin to levy tougher penalties on cheats and reward the honest, argues Sunny Bains. It doesn't pay to be an honest student. Early penalties for plagiarism...
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It's a kind of democracy, but not as we know it
The trend for close elections will continue as new technology changes the nature of politics, says David Runciman When George W. Bush and Al Gore in effect tied in the contest for US President in...
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Top guns on campus
Many GIs who served in Iraq are now using their military benefits to enter higher education. Stephen Phillips reports on how they adjust to studying after the adrenalin rush of combat Andy Davis has...
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My friend the robot
Androids may one day be employed to give people physical and emotional support. What does that mean for our relation to them, and to each other? Kathleen Richardson investigates Worried about being...
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Quality equaliser
Technology facilitates long-distance collaboration between researchers, reducing the dominance of elite institutions and allowing students access to top-level data. Olga Wojtas reports Abertay Dundee...
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Echoes from the cradle of dissent
Andrew Petersen traces the central role Iraq has historically played in Islamic Arab culture and its bearing on the current disastrous situation. Most people in the West, including many of our...
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Material girl no more...
Madonna, like many people in the West, is seeking alternative spiritual sources to give meaning to life. Terry Eagleton ponders the nature of a very modern quest Why is our culture awash with Tarot...
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Academe risks losing talent
Postdocs are 'the forgotten' in UK universities, lacking adequate support and advice, reports Anthea Lipsett. Universities risk losing the cream of young British research talent to industry and...
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Visionary initiative comes under threat of closure in wake of funding debacle
Seven years ago, a visionary campus opened in the heart of one of the UK's most sparsely populated and deprived areas. The Crichton University Campus in Dumfries, housed in a former psychiatric...
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Today's news
Cambridge halfway to £1bn fundraising target Cambridge University announced today that it has raised half a billion pounds in a major fundraising drive to reduce its dependence on government grants....
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Latest research news
Afternoon naps cut risk of dying from heart attack by up to 64% Taking a siesta could significantly cut the chance of dying from a heart attack, a major study has found. Researchers who examined more...
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Today's news
Oxford to follow Cambridge's lead by appointing City financier Oxford University is to follow the lead of Cambridge and appoint a City financier to manage nearly a billion pounds worth of its assets...
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Today's news
Peace prize winner considers Dhaka politics Muhammad Yunus, the Nobel peace prize winner, has announced he will consider starting a new political party in response to public pressure for him to...
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