V-cs go on high alert on animal terrorism
The Government is urging universities to be on high alert for attacks by animal rights extremists as it emerged that Oxford University is prefabricating its new £18 million animal research facility...
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Eurovision stats tell Tel's tale of tit-for-tat
On the eve of the annual Eurovision Song Contest , veteran host Terry Wogan will be heartened to learn that his mischievous theory of tit-for-tat voting has been confirmed by academic research. Alex...
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'The arts and humanities are strong contributors commercially'
Philip Esler, head of the Arts and Humanities Research Council, is keen to focus on knowledge transfer It may be too early for detailed plans from Philip Esler, but one likely priority for the new...
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On the move ...
* Marian FitzGerald , former researcher in race relations at the Home Office, has been appointed visiting professor of criminology at the Kent Criminal Justice Centre, University of Kent. * Aberdeen...
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Kelly questions 50% pledge
Labour's manifesto pledge to send 50 per cent of young people into higher education risks "obscuring" the Government's wider aim of encouraging learning from infancy to retirement, the Education...
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Schools caterer gobbles its way into universities
It has gained notoriety for feeding the nation's schoolchildren "nutrition-lite" meals such as the Turkey Twizzlers lambasted by celebrity chef Jamie Oliver. Now giant catering company Scolarest is...
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Just savour the carbon and oil...
Alana Bates , communications officer for Middlesex University Students' Union, reviews the university's Trent Park Mansion cafe, run by Scolarest. The polystyrene-like chips look rather dry, as do...
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Cambridge rings BT for a little platonic chat
BT executives are learning that it's good to think as well as talk - after consulting some of the country's leading philosophers for advice on keeping customers. Cambridge University's philosophy...
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AUT to 'shame' employers
The Association of University Teachers this week began "naming and shaming" universities it claimed were not making enough progress towards implementing last year's pay framework, writes Phil Baty....
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Teaching status scrutinised
A study of the impact of recent schemes and initiatives designed to raise the status of teaching in universities is being planned by the Higher Education Academy later this year. The HEA is already...
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Clone rangers give the hard cell
Spaced-out aliens making human babies, copies of a castrated race horse, a Danish clinic selling three grades of sperm, the burning of twins and Xeroxed people were some of the ideas aired at The...
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'No' to appraisals
Oxford University may be forced to abandon plans for compulsory staff appraisals after its ruling congregation voted overwhelmingly against the idea. More than 500 of the 3,500 academics who are...
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It's informative up North
Students at Manchester University get the best careers advice in the UK, according to a survey of graduate recruiters. The Association of Graduate Recruiters/Barkers national survey found that...
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Lib Dems replace Willis
Ed Davey, MP for Kingston and Surbiton, has been appointed the Liberal Democrats' education spokesman in a post-election reshuffle, replacing Phil Willis. The Tories announced that Stephen O'Brien,...