Luton leads the field in diversity on campus
Almost one in five academics at Luton University is from an ethnic minority - almost twice the proportion of the academic sector average, a university internal report has revealed. Higher numbers of...
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Oxford may join global elite 8
Oxford University is considering joining a new consortium of eight of the world's leading research universities in a venture that could lead to shared academic appointments and double degree...
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AUT breaks ranks to reject Glasgow pay off
Glasgow University's Association of University Teachers has broken ranks with the other campus unions, refusing to endorse a voluntary severance scheme that is part of the university's £10 million...
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Taking the plunge
University of Bath breaststroke specialist Darren Mew was a member of Great Britain's Olympic team in Athens in 2004. Bath's facilities are home to the English Institute of Sport and several national...
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Games offer research gold
A jobs and research bonanza is being predicted as universities prepare for the rise of the "Olympic subjects" in the run-up to the 2012 games in London. Team London's successful bid to host the...
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Paris wins something after all
Parisians may still be smarting from the loss of the Olympic Games to London, but one academic is doing his bit to rebuild bridges between the two capitals. Colin Jones, professor of French history...
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Hull hath no fury like a city scorned
Lecturers fear that Lincoln University is preparing to pull out of its remaining premises in Hull amid claims by David Chiddick, the vice-chancellor, that the city is unappealing to students. Natfhe...
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Post-92s set to resist fee hike
Most new universities look set to resist the temptation to increase tuition fees for part-time students in 2006 amid fears that the market is too "fragile" to survive a hike in charges. Campaigning...
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'Our environment work merits fairer cash deal'
The head of a Scottish university that helped chart a pre-G8 roadmap for investment in African universities has called for a fairer funding deal for all post-92 institutions in the UK, writes Olga...
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Expansion tops off a reversal of fortunes
Phil Baty reports on plans to make Newcastle a focus of academic excellence Kel Fidler had barely got his feet under the vice-chancellor's desk at Northumbria University when he made a discovery that...
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£300m Science Central aims to boost business and jobs
Phil Baty reports on plans to make Newcastle a focus of academic excellence Plans for a £300 million investment designed to make Newcastle University a world-class centre for science and innovation...
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Bid to create a German Ivy League receives a £1.3bn shot in the arm
Germany is to embark on a billion-euro spending spree to give its stagnating university system a shot in the arm through the creation of elite universities to rival Oxbridge. Faced with overcrowded...
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Forces target US campuses
The US military is bypassing longstanding privacy laws to collect student information from universities as it seeks to bolster the number of recruits to the armed forces, which is falling in the wake...
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Russia scraps military studies
Military faculties at all but a handful of Russian universities are to be phased out on the orders of the Defence Ministry. Officially the aim is to cut costs, but the Russian media has interpreted...
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Crumbling Paris-3 at risk
There are fears for the future of a leading university that specialises in modern humanities unless extensive repairs, reconstruction and expansion of its buildings are carried out. Nearly 20,000...