Employers prepare to cave in over staff pay
Employers are ready to give in to key trade union demands, raising hopes for an end to the industrial action that is paralysing the new universities, according to a letter to vice-chancellors. The...
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Natfhe has launched a full "academic boycott" of Sheffield Hallam University
Natfhe has launched a full "academic boycott" of Sheffield Hallam University and will ballot for strikes over a threat by vice-chancellor Diana Green to dock pay from any lecturer taking part in any...
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Intrepid toddler
(Photograph) - Cameron Munro, who sparked a massive police search in the Highlands when he went on an overnight dinosaur hunt last October, has launched Glasgow University's 'Walking with Dinosaurs'...
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Analysis: Private lives of public places
Labour is strongly in favour of public-private initiatives, but what are the implications for institutions? The commission on public-private partnership (PPP) set up by the Institute for Public...
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International advisers get ethics code
Universities and colleges are adopting a code of ethics for international student advisers. The code, drawn up by the UK Council for Overseas Student Affairs and the Association of International...
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Three in four nursing trainees in debt
Three out of four nursing students are in debt, with average debts of £3,400, according to a Royal College of Nursing survey of 800 student nurses. The RCN is campaigning for higher, non means-tested...
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School bullying sours family relations
School bullying can destroy marriages and relations with children, an academic expert warned a parents' conference in Edinburgh last week. Andrew Mellor of Edinburgh University's education faculty...
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Psychologist loses case for damages
A psychology lecturer who claimed a campaign of victimisation cost him his job and his mental stability has lost his fight for damages. Michael Laidler, former head of psychology at New College,...
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Scots NHS racism under microscope
Paisley University has won £30,000 from the Commission of Racial Equality to investigate racism in the National Health Service in Scotland. The one-year investigation, led by Rohan Chauhan, will...
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Belfast trouble spots hit mental health
One in three patients in doctors' surgeries in north and west Belfast shows signs of psychiatric problems, says a report from Ulster University's primary care research group. Dorothy Whittington and...
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Plea for EU to fund humanities research
Humanities should be funded as part of the European Union's research programme, according to the British Academy in a report to the European research commissioner Philippe Busquin. "It should be...
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NUS taps parent power to back cause
Parent power is the new force in student politics, and the National Union of Students is hoping to harness it to lobby against top-up fees in the forthcoming general election campaign. Owain James,...
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Porn site confused with university
A hacker purporting to be from the University of East London has sent thousands of emails to hotmail addresses inviting recipients to view internet porn. UEL stressed that the hacker's "address" -...
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Work placements advertised on web
Students having difficulty finding work for their placement years can now turn to a dedicated internet portal for help. Website ukplacements.com, set to be launched on February 3, aims to match...
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Don's Diary
Wednesday Make four-hour trek to airport to meet parents on their first visit to the Galápagos Islands. Hear that a fuel tanker has been stranded on San Cristóbal island, 50km away. Decide to collect...