Union to meet over reports of elite's pay plot
UCU members say Russell Group leaders are sharing strategy in advance of an effort to try to break out of national pay talks. Melanie Newman reports. University and College Union representatives...
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Experiment-itis: more research needed
Do you have four or five half-finished academic articles on your desk but would rather start a sixth than submit one? Do you often think that if you just carry out one more experiment then your work...
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UWE to launch 'skills' campus
The University of the West of England is to develop a new campus in Swindon that is designed for and by local businesses. UWE has signed an agreement with Swindon Borough Council to develop a...
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Iraq academics aided
The Council for Assisting Refugee Academics (Cara) has offered six fellowships to researchers still in Iraq or the surrounding region, following offers of sponsored research or PhD places from...
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Business links urged
More partnerships are needed between universities and business if productivity goals for the UK's economy are to be met, Richard Lambert, director general of the Confederation of British Industry,...
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Cambridge cash boost
A third of students entering Cambridge University in 2008 will receive some form of bursary following changes made to financial support criteria. Students with family incomes under £25,000 will now...
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Breast bounce studied
Breasts move far more than bras are designed to cope with, according to a study by Portsmouth University scientist Joanna Scurr. And they also bounce more during exercise - up to 21cm rather than the...
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Spending 'vital' for UK status
President of Universities UK wants funding for teaching doubled and red tape reduced to help higher education sector compete internationally. Tony Tysome reports UK universities will struggle to...
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Overseas students aid 'renewal'
Recruitment of international students is not only helping to shore up the finances of UK institutions, it is also providing a vital prop for many "strategic" subjects such as engineering, mathematics...
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Denham stands by funding cuts
The Secretary of State for Universities has been forced to defend a decision to cut funding for students studying for second degrees, ahead of a speech in which he will call for universities to help...
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Satisfied - but students want more feedback
There's praise for teaching in survey but also a desire for more individual guidance, write Rebecca Attwood and Louise Radnofsky Students are still less than satisfied with the feedback they receive...
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Fees blamed for bad behaviour
They are incidents more associated with the classroom than the lecture hall, but it seems that the rudeness, incivility and even violence that occurs in schools is creeping into universities....
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Staff endure threats, abuse and vendettas
Deborah Lee of Nottingham Trent University, the author of the National Student Conduct Survey, found disturbing tales of staff under stress and lacking support. This survey, building on research I...
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Cancer tissue bank
A national "biobank" set up to house and supply samples of cancer patients' tissue for research has begun accepting sample donations. Cancer patients in selected NHS Trusts can now opt to donate...