Perceval, meet Harry, you've a lot in common
He prefers a game of quidditch to jousting and never pulled a sword from a stone (it was a hat) but two medieval scholars believe Harry Potter may draw strength from King Arthur. A study of the...
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Shefc tries to appease critics
The Scottish Parliament's enterprise and lifelong learning (ELL) committee has condemned the Scottish Higher Education Funding Council for "profoundly mishandling" its review of teaching funding. It...
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Analysis: Science finds out patent truths
Will US patent 6,200,806 obstruct stem-cell research? Steve Farrar reports. On August 9 2001, George Bush, the president of the United States, spoke to the nation. It was his first live televised...
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Query about CV of leader results in a reprimand
A Canadian professor has been reprimanded for publicly questioning the publications records of his institution's president. David Mullan, associate professor of history and religious studies at the...
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Australians united in warning of crisis in education
Two weeks before Australian federal elections, vice-chancellors, deans of education, academics, students and the various scholarly academies have demanded that whichever party wins make education its...
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News in brief
Butterworth A student leader at South Africa's Eastern Cape Technikon has been shot dead in an incident believed to be linked to student council elections. Washington DC ...
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Egalitarian France measures success
France has for the first time published university league tables that measure student success and assess how effective individual universities are in overcoming student's social disadvantages. The...
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Study aid for troubled region
As tensions escalate in the Middle East, a consortium of 22 universities around the Mediterranean has been formed to supply distance-learning courses to students in Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco, Lebanon...
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Wary Dutch promote path to more 'liberal' Islam
A new course in the study of Islam at Amsterdam's Free University is to train students to become spiritual "carers" rather than imams because the university fears interference from Muslim groups...
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Posh, nosh and tosh?
Posh Spice, Calista Flockhart and other emaciated female icons of western culture may not be a bad influence after all. A study suggests that the stereotypical images of women portrayed in the media...
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Salford aids pop hopefuls
Salford University musicians have launched a website on which they can showcase their work to record company talent-spotters. The site aims to meet a growing demand from commercial operators for...
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Green tea time may be good for your joints
A key ingredient of green tea may provide protection from arthritis. Sheffield University scientists have found that an anti-oxidising enzyme - epigallocatechin gallate, or EGCG - seems to halt the...
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NI team enlists special agent
Two telecommunications experts in Northern Ireland have developed a technology that could cut the cost of internet access while boosting reliability and speed. Next week, Gerard Parr, of the...
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On the move
Clare Broom has taken up the post of pro vice-chancellor for planning and development at the University of Plymouth . Geraldine van Bueren , professor of international human rights law at Queen Mary...
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Glittering prizes
Dartington College of Arts will confer honorary awards on: artist Ewart Johns ; John Bull , vice-chancellor of the University of Plymouth; Marcus Davey , chief executive of the Roundhouse; Rose...