RAE ratings 'link' to vulnerable departments
Evidence of a link between research ratings and course closures was included in the Higher Education Funding Council for England's report to ministers about strategically important subjects. Hefce...
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Derby says it can't honour all offers
Derby University has written to all applicants holding an "insurance" place on its diagnostic radiography course this September to tell them it cannot honour the offers and that they should seek...
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A solution to the problem or a change that brings confusion?
Helen White , who teaches on an early childhood studies degree course at Stockport College, thinks lecturers will be more involved in the development of foundation degrees validated nationally. She...
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Scheme to validate foundation degrees is met with caution
College lecturers and heads have given a mixed response to the launch of a national validation service for foundation degrees. Some believe that the service, offered by the University Vocational...
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Pay offer rejected as unions bide time
The academic trade unions have forced employers to scrap plans to tie staff into a two-year pay deal, hoping that their claim for better salaries will be boosted next year by extra income from the...
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Lonely pets can have a ball while owner is at work
A product design student at Robert Gordon University has created a "friend" to entertain home-alone dogs that suffer from stress and anxiety, writes Olga Wojtas. Gayle Walker, who graduates this...
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Welsh fee deal 'may cost jobs'
An "historic" deal on top-up fees in Wales could threaten lecturers' jobs by allowing the Assembly to "fudge" a promise to tackle a £330 million funding gap between higher education in Wales and the...
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Research elite fear high cost of quality test
Australian universities expect to face their first research quality assessment a year later than federal Education Minister Brendan Nelson had planned - in 2007, rather than 2006 - and leading...
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SA speeds up in space race
Space science used to be the preserve of a few high-technology countries but a growing number of African nations are developing space capabilities. Last month, South Africa announced plans to set up...
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Toronto staff win work right
Mandatory retirement has been abolished at Canada's largest university and is on the way out in the country's largest province. From July 1, academics and librarians at the University of Toronto can...
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Expats face job losses
Japan's foreign university lecturerships are being phased out but Japanese lecturers can now take industrial action as a consequence of the denationalisation of universities and their transformation...
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Chinese whisper
Tough measures to reduce distractions and to control cheating were taken in China this year as an estimated 8.67 million students sat college entrance examinations - 1.44 million more than in 2004....
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Second swig of ancient tipple
Archaeologists from Siena University and botanists from the University of Milan aim to reconstruct the DNA of the vines that the Etruscans and their ancestors used to make wine. The project is...
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Russian case settled
Harvard University has settled a case in which it alleged that two of its employees had used inside information to invest in Russian companies while advising Russian officials on capitalism. Andrei...
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US and Asian rivals to meet
Presidents from American and Asian universitiesJwill meet for the first time this week to discuss preserving and expanding collaborations as competition for students intensifies, writes Jon Marcus ....