Tale of a duo's faith in the Ivy League
Princeton University revives its Scottish connection on June 22 and simultaneously salutes the end of a remarkable chapter in American education. After almost 14 years as Princeton president, Harold...
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Extreme mob puts Danes on red alert
Roskilde University Centre, the University of South Denmark and the Panum Institute - Copenhagen University's faculty of health - are among Danish universities tightening security following threats...
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Overhaul promises to revive ambition
Germany's Social Democrat education minister, Edelgard Bulmahn, has scored a victory in her fight to introduce performance-related pay for university professors after the cabinet approved her reform...
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Heriott-Watt pact boosts spin-offs
Heriot-Watt University and a leading venture management group have forged a £12 million partnership to encourage academic spin-off companies. The five-year agreement is between Heriot-Watt and...
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Paper still wins when it comes to gravitas
Online scholarly books and journals are still suffering from a credibility problem despite having moved towards more acceptable quality standards, according to a Canadian study that gauged academic...
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A black box that can end a dark despair
Why is there no warning carried with drugs that researchers say increase the risk of suicide? Philip Fine reports. A simple question continually nagged David Healy. For years, the...
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I know I know that monkey
It is obvious that animals remember. When food is abundant, birds and mammals hoard it in caches and can retrieve it days, weeks, even months later when it has become scarce. But because they cannot...
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'There's no pressure on me to succeed'
Olga Wojtas squeezes into a hotel room to hear a nurse's tale of further study. The workshop title, "Perspectives of Adult Learners", seemed pretty standard. The workshop was not. It was held in a...
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Degree class expands
Rising demand for educated workers and higher individual expectations have encouraged more young people to seek a university degree or similar qualification, according to the latest review of...
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Pay deal hostage to Unison stance on bargaining
Unison could scupper the pay deal for all university staff as the union heads for make-or-break talks at its annual conference on Sunday. The deal, which could see some lecturers' salaries rise by 5....
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Presidential honour
South African president Thabo Mbeki this week came to Glasgow Caledonian University to name the Govan Mbeki health building in honour of his father, a veteran of the fight against apartheid. Govan...
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£8 million for Scots projects
Light-emitting wallpaper, computer systems for older people and fish immunology are among 11 Scottish projects to share more than £8 million from the Scottish Higher Education Funding Council. This...
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Route treatment
A simulation laboratory to teach clinical operative skills has opened at the University of Liverpool. It allows students to learn intricate operative procedures by watching demonstrations on video...
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Notes transfer site is a big hit
A website for exchanging lecture notes and transcripts of lectures set up by two economics students at La Sapienza University in Rome now has 75,000 registered members and 1 million "contacts" a...
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Team harnesses energy of waves for green power
A team of European small companies and universities has launched an experimental energy device in Plymouth to harness sea wave power efficiently. The device, about 4.5m in diameter and descending 12m...