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Violent students terrorise staff
Lecturers are increasingly at risk of violent attack, intimidation or harassment from their students, according to research into higher education's "hidden problem" published exclusively by The THES...
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Don rallies 'dormant' troops for war protest
An academic is planning a rolling programme of anti-war strikes if Britain follows the US into military action against Iraq, even though his protest could cost him his job. Mark Levene, a reader in...
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In the news: Basheer Nafi
Colleagues of Basheer Nafi say he "encourages critical thinking about religious issues and academic balance in his students and thus encourages social responsibility". But last week, the US attorney-...
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Appointments
* The University of London has named Robert Lethbridge director of the British Institute in Paris. The professor of French language and literature at Royal Holloway, University of London, will take...
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Women to get a fair crack at building
A project to increase women's involvement in the building industry by overcoming its macho image was celebrated at Sheffield Hallam University this week. The project, set up with European backing,...
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Bristol 'proud' of state pupil surge
Bristol University this week hit back at complaints that it was discriminating against private-school students, saying it was "proud" of the controversial access drive that has seen its state-school...
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'I'll defend Oxford on access'- Bingham
Lord Bingham stole a march on his two principal rivals for the job of Oxford chancellor this week with an early endorsement of the university's record on access. Four names will appear on next month'...
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£700m squandered yearly on admin, analysts reveal
Universities and higher education colleges may be wasting up to £700 million a year on administration, business analysts have estimated. The interim findings of a three-year study indicate that this...
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MPs attack 'selfish' student union leaders for opposing loan rate rise
MPs have accused student union leaders of being "selfish and greedy" for refusing to back an interest rate rise on student loans, writes Tony Tysome. Members of the Commons education select committee...
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Next week
Funding allocations What your university will get next year Lyrical lunch Did Wordsworth invent the picnic? Plus: The phantom traffic jam and other mysteries - science and city centre congestion Gods...
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Gender study wins prize
Queen's University, Belfast, this week became the first winner of the national Athena awards for its pioneering work to encourage women in science, engineering and technology. Dame Marjorie Scardino...
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Trust partners research
The Wellcome Trust is to pour up to £3 million into UK stem-cell research over the next five years in partnership with the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. The money will go towards the...
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Industry steps on board
Birmingham and Southampton universities are to lead a £7 million research collaboration on railways. Rail Research UK will involve 12 research groups from seven universities, working with industry,...
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Job shops look abroad
Overseas students are a growing clientele for university job shops, which aim to help students gain useful experience while earning cash, said the National Association of Student Employment Staff,...