China partners face audit
One in three UK higher education institutions has a partnership "of some kind" to deliver UK degrees in China, quality watchdogs report. But inspectors are so concerned over the rush to exploit the...
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Science is in for a change at the top
Scientists who wish to leave the laboratory for the corridors of power should start brushing up their CVs because four of the biggest political jobs in science may soon be up for grabs. Lord May of...
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Lukewarm reception for Blair's mission to bolster research
The Prime Minister arrived at Imperial College London this week to trumpet a "record investment for science", but the response from the science community was lukewarm, writes Anna Fazackerley. With...
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Pay plan 'will stifle' academic freedom
Performance-related pay could destroy the cherished traditions of academic life at Oxford University's colleges, union officials fear. Local activists at Oxford believe the introduction of modern...
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Learning off agenda for NHS staff, unions say
The Government stood accused of abandoning its commitment to lifelong learning for National Health Service staff this week as a strategy for the body to replace the NHS University was leaked amid...
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UK loses UN clone vote
The United Nations this week voted in favour of a declaration urging all governments to ban human cloning, including the cloning of human embryos for stem-cell research. The UK Government voted...
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Wear your best lab coat
The first auditions for FameLab , science's answer to Pop Idol , will be held in Manchester on Saturday. Those taking part in the competition to find the new face of science communication will have...
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A western gateway
Universities in the West of England have formed a consortium to help business and industry access academic expertise. Knowledge West will provide a gateway for companies to access the universities of...
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Dissenters welcome
A centre for graduate research in religious dissent was launched this week to promote the use of a unique collection of Puritan, Protestant nonconformist and dissenting books and manuscripts housed...
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Dundee book contest
The UK's newest academic press, Dundee University Press, is seeking advice from academics and students about what books to put on its list. It is offering £100 prizes in its best book idea...
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Correction
In our report on research into film audiences presented at last week's conference Not Gazing But Watching , the name of one of the two researchers who conducted the study was inadvertently cut....
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Website finds courses to suit student pockets
An online ready reckoner that tells students which university would best suit their pocket is being developed by the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service with university partners. The one-...
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Take a bow if you are ramped up
Exeter University's Disability Research Centre has helped raise awareness of, change attitudes towards and improve teaching for disabled students. Exeter was also the first institution in the country...
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Hefce 'failing' to reward spin-offs
The research assessment exercise is discouraging entrepreneurship among academics, according to a report on chemical science spin-offs by the Royal Society of Chemistry. But the Higher Education...