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Researchers at Southampton University's Complementary Medicine Research Centre and University College London claim to have shown for the first time that acupuncture goes beyond the 'placebo effect'...
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Colleges get more time for fee plans
Further education colleges are to be given extra time to decide whether to charge top-up fees for higher education courses, amid concerns that fees might deter working-class students from enrolling...
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Foundation degrees suffer 55 per cent dropout rates
Dropout rates on the Government's flagship foundation degree courses have reached up to 55 per cent, according to a report by quality watchdogs, writes Phil Baty. In an otherwise positive report,...
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Call to aid care-leavers
The struggle of children in care to progress from school to university - and then complete their degree - was highlighted this week. Academics at the Institute of Education, University of London,...
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Protest at library's water ban
Strathclyde University students are complaining that while the library may meet their thirst for knowledge, it is ignoring their thirst for liquid. The students' association is seeking to overturn a...
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Bologna threat to degree
Spain's multidisciplinary humanities degree programme is threatened with extinction as the country prepares for the Bologna Process. In a shake-up of arts courses, 14 language degrees will be merged...
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Quality control blueprint tops ministers' agenda
Universities' control over quality assurance in the projected European Higher Education Area tops the agenda for higher education ministers who will this week set the path for the final stage of...
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Lecturer slams students' anti-Israeli outbursts
Italian authorities and politicians have condemned anti-Israeli protests at universities, but one lecturer believes that prejudice is widespread and, as a result, the official response has been muted...
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Yushchenko put to the test by letter accusing Jews of killings
The founder of a private university in Kiev is at the centre of a political scandal after publishing an open letter demanding that Jewish organisations be outlawed and blaming Jews for "genocide"...
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US battle for the big names at graduation
Fierce competition is erupting behind the scenes at US universities as they bid to secure the best commencement speakers. Some schools will shell out as much as $125,000 (£68,000) for a celebrity...
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Student cap will hurt poor
Poor black students are the likely losers if the South African Government goes ahead with plans to slow the rapid growth in enrolments, and improve drop-out rates, which have soared to 50 per cent....
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Aussie v-cs plead for more cash for salaries
ߣߣÊÓƵ's vice-chancellors have called on the Government to reconsider its refusal to allocate more money for staff salary rises. In its annual budget last week, the Government announced a surplus...
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Report calls for state support for France's private colleges
French private higher education needs more government support, according to a report that recommends setting up partnerships between the state and private grandes écoles . The report on the future of...
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Canadian deal could lead to a cut in fees
University and college students could get a substantial reduction in tuition fees as a result of a backroom deal aimed at keeping Canada's minority Liberal Party in power. Under the agreement with...
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All eyes are on Bergen for some 2020 vision
With the aims of the Bologna Process within reach, ministers must now look beyond 2010, says Kristin Clemet Ministers from all over Europe will gather in Bergen, Norway, this week to discuss the...