Ariane 5 lifts record payload into space
Paris, 11 Aug 2005 This morning an Ariane 5G launcher lifted off from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana. On board was the largest telecommunications satellite ever to be placed into geostationary...
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Cambridge dons to vote on discretionary payments Opponents of Cambridge University's attempts to introduce more flexible payments for research 'stars' and lecturers in shortage subjects have forced a...
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Teaching downgrade mooted
Academics should be allowed to devote more time to research and spend less on teaching and administration to improve recruitment and retention in higher education, ministers have been warned. A...
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Public right trumps university secrecy
Universities can now be forced to reveal the details of secret reports, including reviews of failing courses, after a landmark ruling by the information watchdog. The move establishes an important...
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'I would endorse the executive's approach in not having top-up fees'
Seamus McDaid has taken the helm at Paisley University to steer a path through widening access Seamus McDaid, who joined Paisley University as vice-principal in 1997, was this week appointed...
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On the move ...
* Peter Maxwell Davies , composer and master of the Queen's music, has been appointed professor of composition at the Royal Academy of Music. * Glasgow University has appointed: Ted Cowan , professor...
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Lot no. 1, an original collection of concrete
When they were students they may well have been seen drunkenly dragging stolen street signs back to their rooms, but it seems that respectable graduates are prepared to pay for such trophy items....
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PhDs praise quality effort
Today's postgraduates expect the very best - and they get it, according to our survey. Postgraduate students are overwhelmingly satisfied with the quality of their supervision, according to a survey...
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'It's wonderful here - the department's fantastic'
Caroline Horton fought tooth and nail first to do her masters and then to study for a PhD, experiences that have made her determined to become an academic. Ms Horton is researching the memory of...
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Corporate faces to strike the right Pantone
Staff at image-conscious Strathclyde University have been issued with a set of Brand Rules that dictate everything from the look of prospectuses to approved ink colours for the faculties. The...
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Next week
The Sex Files Author Edmund White shares his insights into the private lives of undergraduates Plus Customer complaints: as students come to view themselves as consumers, are they becoming less...
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Treasure allows hunt into past of the blast
"It was the novelty of the project. I had an idea that there was now enough archive material from the Hubble Space Telescope and other large telescopes to spot these stars before they had exploded,"...
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Damning report on university revealed
Middlesex University has been struggling with "overworked and demoralised staff", high student dropout rates and poor course quality at its School of Computing Science, according to material released...
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Hefce admits to gaps in its financial oversight regime
Funding chiefs have admitted that the rules under which they hand out more than £6 billion of public funds each year may be "breached" by universities without the funding council's knowledge. The...
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Power steering
Whose ride? Match the vice-chancellors to their vehicles David Vandelinde, Warwick University Steve Smith, Exeter University Roland Levinsky, Plymouth Univeristy Drummond Bone, Liverpool University...