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Conferences supplement
 Conferences, Issue No. 2 Published in The Times Higher on 18 March 2005  Leader  'Why is the conference market still expanding even in the cash-strapped world of universities' Bad trip?  ...
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Today's news
Universities warned to maintain teaching standards Universities must not cut corners in teaching students in their pursuit of top research ratings, the government's higher education watchdog warned...
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Pensions crisis may threaten pay rises
University employers this week warned that future pay rises could be in jeopardy as institutions are forced to divert cash to deal with a crisis in pensions. The stark warning, from the Universities...
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Cut out the babble, Eno tells lecturers
Britain's art schools are "dim and tired" places where lecturers "babble meaningless jargon", according to Brian Eno, one of the UK's most successful pop-music producers and artists. At a London...
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'Our culture tends to make a false division between science and arts'
Mona Siddiqui is privileged to be among the broad band of new fellows elected to the Royal Society of Edinburgh Islamic scholar Mona Siddiqui, head of Glasgow University's department of theology and...
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RSE fellows...
The following have been elected honorary fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh: David Attenborough, freelance writer and broadcaster; Michael Berry (Bristol); John McCarthy (Stanford); Michael...
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De Montfort in exam furore
De Montfort University stands accused of abandoning academic standards after deciding to improve students' exam results by up to 14 per cent because their performance was so poor. A decision last...
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Brown talks up UK stem-cell efforts
Chancellor Gordon Brown underlined his commitment to making Britain the most attractive country to carry out stem-cell research in the Budget this week. Mr Brown said: "Stem-cell research holds the...
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Think-tank: beware gap in research funding
Research student numbers could fall in England as a result of a funding formula to be introduced next year, a think-tank said this week. The Higher Education Funding Council for England has announced...
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Colleges bid for status change
Six new universities may be created after quality watchdogs considered higher education colleges' applications for a change of status, it emerged this week. The Times Higher has learnt that the...
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Next week
WASHING DIRTY LINEN IN PUBLIC How universities are being forced to reveal embarrassing examples of falling standards, quality control weaknesses and blunders Plus God's mafia on campus
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Merger a step closer
The Association of University Teachers' national executive has endorsed the proposed rules and objectives of a new union created by merger with lecturers' union Natfhe. The recommendation will go to...
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Student aid review
The Government is to re-examine its rules on the right of European students to obtain financial aid in the UK after a ruling in the European Court of Justice. The court decided this week on the case...
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Technology funding
The next £100 million available under the Government's Technology Programme was announced this week. This round of funding will concentrate on the automotive, energy and aerospace sectors. The...