Feel any chemistry between us two?
Sipping wine to the strains of Barry White in a room bedecked with heart-shaped balloons, about 50 scientists gathered at Manchester University on Valentine's Day in search of the perfect partner,...
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Ending visa appeals could cost UK dear, critics say
Thousands of overseas students could be prevented or put off from studying in the UK by "fundamentally unjust" government plans to scrap appeals against visa refusals, immigration advisers have...
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Canadian fee scheme 'unites worst of US and UK systems'
Canada's federal Government may soon face a plea from its richest and most populous province for the rate of interest on student loans to be more than halved. Ontario's former premier, Bob Rae,...
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Head is sacked over joke
The pro-rector of a university in Belarus has been fired two months after being accused of failing to control students who poked fun at the country's president. In the opinion of provincial...
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Bush in student aid swap
President George W. Bush has proposed a dramatic increase in the US's biggest tuition grant programme, but by making drastic cuts in other financial assistance. The President, in his $2.57 trillion...
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Visa fees hiked
The waning number of international scholars appointed to jobs at US universities may fall even further after a new law makes hiring them more expensive, writes John Marcus, in Boston. Changes to the...
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Grads lured back to China
China's continuing economic development is bringing its overseas students back home in greater numbers. In a survey, the majority of Chinese studying abroad expressed a willingness to return to work...
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V-cs told to seek approval for cuts
Australian universities will be required to obtain the approval of the federal Minister for Education, Brendan Nelson, before closing any courses. Dr Nelson warned vice-chancellors that they had...
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US asked to open up private market
The European Commission has formally requested that the US Government scrap restrictions on European Union "privately funded education services" seeking access to the US markets. The proposal was one...
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Over-60s overdemand
Pensioners in the Czech Republic are being turned away in their thousands from university lifelong learning courses as demand for higher education among the over-60s outstrips supply. Some 100,000 of...
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Wield that sword of truth with an iron will
When lies are the norm, academic integrity is bunk, argues Bob Brecher As our universities busily reinvent themselves as second-rate businesses whose function is to supply so-called graduates (at...
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On your mark, get set...hesitate
Students who routinely miss deadlines may have more serious problems than writer's block. Elizabeth Mistry explores how to break the procrastination paralysis cycle Everybody puts off doing things...
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Older, wiser and happy to trade cheap pints for cocoa
Michael North explores a scheme that offers over-55s self-worth and a new lease of life Embarking on an MA as you begin your 80th year may seem an unusual decision, but for Tony Carter it is the...
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Department audit
Derek Attridge, head of department, gives the lowdown on English and related literature at York University. * Total number of academic staff: 36 * Permanent academic staff: 31 * Academic staff on...
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Who's got that cash?
A gift of £2.75 million has been given to the Open University to support its work in Africa. The gift, from the Allan and Nesta Ferguson Charitable Trust, is the single largest private donation...