Madman seeks explosive ally
Chemist and former stage technician Roy Lowry of the University of Plymouth is planning to create the world's largest Catherine wheel - but needs someone to assist him. Dr Lowry has the go-ahead from...
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Why I ... support Charles Clarke and his wish to see relevance in academe
I find myself in the interesting position of defending Charles Clarke. Interesting, because I am also chastising the Department for Education and Skills and the Higher Education Funding Council for...
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Put Alexander in the boardroom
Classics useless? Not for our top business leaders, says Partha Bose. Charles Clarke's ludicrous tirade against the classics and his rather feeble attempt at clarifying his view on medieval studies...
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Columbus and my voyage of discovery
Problem-based learning is common in maths and the sciences but can it work in the humanities? Natalie Zacek tried it out on her second-year history students Sitting on a train or bus, it is tempting...
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Teaching: on the front line
What is your experience of teaching? Pat Leon asks teachers how they manage Name: David W. J. Gill Age: 42 Job: Senior lecturer in ancient history and subdean, faculty of arts and social studies,...
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Strapped in for comfort
Slipping bra straps could be relegated to history with the invention of the StrapTrap. The device was invented by Hilda Varley, who was shortlisted for the British Female Inventor of the Year award,...
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MRC to revamp image
Colin Blakemore, the Oxford physiologist whose brushes with animal rights activists have made him one of the best-known scientists in Britain, is to be the next chief executive of the Medical...
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End RAE, demands Royal Society
The Royal Society is calling for the government to scrap the research assessment exercise in favour of a "profile-based system". Increases to the selectivity of research funding will have "serious...
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'Pointless' new code worries scholars
The academic community reacted with anxiety this week as funders announced their controversial code of practice for research, writes Anna Fazackerley. The code calls for formal external accreditation...
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Queen's v-c to retire
Sir George Bain, vice-chancellor of Queen's University, Belfast, since 1998, is to retire next summer. Canadian-born Sir George, an industrial relations expert who chaired the review of firefighters...
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Social work shake-up
Service users are to help shape the new social-work degree, health minister Jacqui Smith told a conference on the future of social work education and training this week. Universities will be provided...
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New Beacon winners
The Learning and Skills Council has announced three college Beacon Awards winners. Bridgewater College in Somerset and Loreto College in Manchester jointly won a Beacon for innovation in improving...
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Gabriel polls users
Gabriel, the web-based service of the European National Libraries, has launched an online questionnaire in a bid to inform its development. It is a gateway to holdings of 41 European National...
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Durham in cuts row
A row has erupted at Durham University over plans to axe the counselling studies department, part of the School of Education. Students have accused the administration of refusing to discuss the plans...
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Genes and health study
Manchester University is to host the £45 million UK Biobank project, which will use 500,000 DNA samples to analyse how genes and lifestyle affect health. Volunteers aged 45 to 69 will donate blood...