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Deadline: 22/09/2006
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England's in its cups with the football on
England's reputation for responsible drinking has taken another battering as academics identify the phenomenon of the World Cup binge. Heavy drinking has been on the rise since the World Cup kicked...
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Poll predicts close pay vote
An exclusive survey finds a majority of union members may reject the 13.1 per cent offer, writes Phil Baty The 13.1 per cent pay deal agreed between union leaders and employers last week is hanging...
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'There were 25 students a year when I first started here. now there are 200'
Morag Shiach has won a Leadership Foundation fellowship to help her research on teaching performance Morag Shiach's interest in teaching performance stems from her own experiences in the field. "When...
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Leadership fellows
* The winners of the Leadership Foundation for Higher Education Fellowship awards are: Morag Shiach , vice-principal (teaching and learning), Queen Mary, University of London; Caroline I nglis, human...
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Cheat experts in row over quote
An academic's error has led to a fierce debate on what constitutes plagiarism. Phil Baty reports An expert on student plagiarism has himself been accused of copying material "verbatim" from another...
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Star in a remake of The Graduate
Bored by the thought of Mission: Impossible 3 ? Can't bear to see The Da Vinci Code ? Then how about Oxford University's DVD of its degree ceremony on May 6 at 4.30pm? Oxford has just launched a...
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Plato tells students how not to copy
Warwick University has become the first institution to pay a one-off fee for a site licence to use a new interactive e-learning program to teach its students, particularly undergraduates and those...
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DfES claims pockets empty
Spending on education in future would be "tight", the Permanent Secretary at the Department for Education and Skills warned this week, confirming fears that universities stand to gain little from the...
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Next week
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A degree of honour
Laurie Taylor, academic, broadcaster and Times Higher columnist, is to receive an honorary degree, Doctor of Letters, from Leicester University, where he graduated with an MA in sociology in 1967....
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Get connected
UK companies are being held back by a disconnection between graduates and employers, according to a report published this week by Demos and Orange. Graduates feel out of place in firms that struggle...
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Welsh cash boost
The financial state of Welsh universities improved significantly in 2004-05, according to a Higher Education Funding Council for Wales report. Only Swansea University and the Royal Welsh College of...
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Correction
In our article "£25 million for language centres" (June 9), we omitted to mention that University College London's School of Slavonic and East European Studies is the lead institution in the...
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Brunel pays out to settle race row
A university manager who was unfairly dismissed has won an undisclosed sum out of court, writes Phil Baty Brunel University has reached an out-of-court settlement with a former senior manager who...