EuroNews launches TV space magazine with ESA
Paris, 02 Apr 2004 Today sees the launch of a special TV magazine dedicated to Space, produced by EuroNews in collaboration with ESA. The topic of the first show is on preparations for Galileo. This...
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ESA's 'shipping forecast' - from Titan!
Paris, 02 Apr 2004 ESA could be releasing its own marine weather report next January - but not for any Earthly ocean. Thanks to the NASA/ESA Cassini/Huygens mission, the first data about an...
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Small business fears negative effects of top-up fees
Top-up fees close the gap in student travel The introduction of top-up fees in England threatens to bring an end to the boom years for the £200 million gap-year industry. Research into the...
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It's not just the economy, stupid - Newby justifies expansion plans
The move to a mass higher education system is justified by the key role universities play in promoting a civilised society as well as by their economic benefits, Sir Howard Newby said this week. In a...
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In the news: Dr O'Prey
Fresh from the furore over Bristol University's admissions policy, author and academic Paul O'Prey is set to write a new chapter in Roehampton's history. Dr O'Prey, 47, is leaving his post as...
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* Noel Lloyd , registrar and secretary of the University of Wales, Aberystwyth, will succeed Derec Llwyd Morgan as vice-chancellor from September 1. The university's commercial and consultancy...
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Go-ahead for a jobs revolution
Plans for the biggest shake-up of academic careers for 40 years received the green light this week. The reforms will pave the way for a single new pay spine before 2006, encompassing all university...
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Scientists bite back in battle with mosquitoes
The nightmare of being eaten alive by biting insects may become just a bad memory now that scientists have isolated the body chemicals that protect a small percentage of the human population from the...
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Now vet schools opt for entry test
Two veterinary schools this week joined the growing band of institutions setting their own entry tests for students. The move, by Bristol University's Veterinary School and the Royal Veterinary...
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Next week
ADMISSION IMPOSSIBLE? A Schwartz 'n' all look at guaranteeing fairness in university entry Also Howard Davies reviews the economics and influence of Joseph Stiglitz, the Nobel laureate Books focus:...
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Long hours make chiefs in FE as sick as a parrot
The pressures and workloads facing managers of further education colleges are akin to those of top football club managers, but without the same financial rewards, says a further education leader. The...
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College head throws in towel for beautiful game
Mike Riley last year gave up the stresses and strains of being a college manager to become a professional international football referee. He confirms that although he enjoyed his seven years...
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Closures leave UK with 'unhealthy' lack of Arabists
Course closures and falling student numbers in area studies are threatening UK national interests around the world, according to Sir Harold Walker, chairman of the Royal Society for Asian Affairs and...
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Durham plays to strengths
Five Arabist graduates from Durham University's Institute of Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies are in Iraq translating for the Ministry of Defence. But the institute is to become a graduate school...
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Go easy, couch potatoes
It is the research that couch potatoes have been waiting for - irregular bouts of strenuous exercise can seriously damage your health. Gareth Davison and Ciara Hughes of Ulster University's School of...