Auld enemy? We're just teasing English, say Scots
Are the English in Scotland the "auld enemy" or "new Scots"? Conflicting views are set to emerge at a symposium next month organised by the Royal Society of Edinburgh and the British Academy and...
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Paris
A global fund to help rebuild Iraq's universities has been launched by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation. Mir Asghar Husain, Unesco's director of education policy...
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Jakarta
A first-year student has died in an initiation ceremony at Jakarta's Institute for Public Administration. Wahyu Hidayat is thought to have been a victim of the military-style discipline at the IPA. A...
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Brussels
Israeli scientists could benefit from the European Union's Sixth Framework Programme after an association agreement was put to ministers for approval. The deal would allow research teams from Israel...
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Beijing
Six Chinese universities are being linked this month to form the world's largest grid computing project for education and research. The initiative will create a virtual hub capable of 15 trillion...
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Anti-terror legislation may curb bio-research
Moves to make research that is potentially useful for bioterrorism subject to greater secrecy could deter scientists from carrying out controversial projects. Members of an expert panel of the...
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Revolt at hotdog culture
The French are turning to a new university to help lead their fightback against American junk food. The Institute for Higher Studies in Taste and Gastronomy - the world's first gastronomic university...
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Turkish reforms are blocked by secular military
The Turkish government has temporarily backed down on plans to reform higher education in the face of strong criticism from the country's powerful military. Proposals had been drawn up by the ruling...
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Student wrongly accused of child abuse gets damages but no apology
A student has won a battle to clear her name after being subjected to a child-abuse investigation prompted by her former social work professor. Earlier this month, a Newfoundland court awarded Wanda...
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Unions oppose contract reform
A little after dawn last Thursday, the first strikers appeared outside the front entrance of RMIT University in Melbourne. A swelling knot of students and lecturers hoisted placards and handed out...
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Fear of paramilitary quietens protesters
The graffiti daubed on the side of the library building overlooking the National University's Che Guevara Square is blunt: "Don't vote in the referendum - revolution is the solution." But today, it...
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You need to know more than you think ...
Many academics see themselves as mavericks who have to go their own way. This outdated view is bad for everyone, says Bob Brecher Are you thinking of ignoring your manager and ploughing your own...
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Jobwatch: Computing powers up
Computing-related research staff are in the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology's sights as it joins Queen Mary in a bid to boost teams and pull in research council cash. Pat...
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Who got that job?
Mike Wray, 36 Job advertised, THES, January 17 2003 APU, National Coodinator Salary: £32,000 The National Disability Team was seeking an additional coordinator to support its expanded remit in...
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Take some time to think through daily dilemmas
Formal educational development schemes have to pay much more attention to the ethics of teaching, argues Bruce Macfarlane A student asks for an extension for an assignment citing personal reasons. A...