Slave trade sees no let-up 200 years on
Experts urge multidisciplinary research to widen public awareness of people trafficking, says Tony Tysome. Slavery researchers this week appealed to academics in other disciplines to join them in...
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Scots cash boost rivals top-ups fillip
Scotland's higher education institutions are holding their own financially despite the advent of top-ups in England, with a funding council deal of more than £1 billion, plus a further £75 million,...
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MPs enter fray as debate over academic freedom hots up
Bill Rammell, the Higher Education Minister, launched an impassioned defence of academic freedom and campus free speech this week in a parliamentary debate sparked by a series of articles in The...
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Estates management Good for the planet: from recycling to growing grass on the roof - find out how universities are going green.
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Voluntary rewards
Universities and colleges could formally credit students for voluntary activities, the Government has proposed. The Prime Minister's policy review paper on public services, which was published this...
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Manchester deficit
Academic union leaders this week rejected Manchester University's plan to tackle a £30 million deficit by axeing 400 members of staff deemed to be less "comfortable" with the institution's direction...
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Application questions
The Russell Group says it is unconvinced by a decision to ask all university applicants about their parents' educational backgrounds and occupations. The Universities and Colleges Admissions Service...
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Short on compliment
A science degree in complementary medicine is a contradiction in terms, David Colquhoun argues in the March 22 edition of Nature . Professor Colquhoun of University College London's pharmacology...
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Public face of science
Wendy Sadler, liaison officer for Cardiff University's School of Physics and Astronomy, has won the Descartes Prize for Excellence in Science Communication. Previous winners include broadcaster Sir...
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Hot politics stirs 'Heat' generation
How do you motivate students today? Lecturer Amy Binns offers one approach How can you tell the difference between Tony Blair and David Cameron? That's not a joke, I really need to know. And how can...
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Hunt faces rough ride from Left on NEC
The new general secretary of the University and College Union faces a tough political challenge in dealing with a national executive dominated by members who did not vote for her, it was claimed this...
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Free space to free minds
How do you motivate students today? Melanie Newman reports on a new joint initiative. A futuristic workspace illuminated by more than 3,000 multi-coloured lights and draped with theatrical curtains...
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Greenwich grows
Greenwich University is recruiting 19 academics across a range of disciplines, having made 16 appointments in 2006. Most posts are at lecturer level, suitable for early-career academics, who are...
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Pro v-cs join Glamorgan
Glamorgan University has appointed two pro vice-chancellors. Brian Hobbs, currently dean of the School of Science and Technology at Teesside University, has been appointed pro vice-chancellor (...
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Robots reel in cash
Middlesex University's School of Computing Science has won a £220,000 grant from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council that may help turn a fantasy into reality - the replacement of...