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Stuck in traffic and wondering what to talk to your taxi driver about? Forget the latest love saga of David Blunkett, apparently the thing to discuss with your cabbie is physics. Sir Michael Berry, a...
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Why I believe our student bursaries will help keep Oxford open to all
It is nothing new for a vice-chancellor to declare that his or her institution is "world class". So you will not be surprised that I consider maintaining this status crucial to Oxford University's...
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Academic witch-hunt or a digital defence? 1
Does the monitoring of left-wing Israeli scholars help or hinder democracy? Neve Gordon sees danger, Steven Plaut a watchdog A new spectre is haunting the far-left fever swamps that fester in certain...
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Academic witch-hunt or a digital defence? 2
Does the monitoring of left-wing Israeli scholars help or hinder democracy? Neve Gordon sees danger, Steven Plaut a watchdog "Are you a donor to Israeli universities?" the anonymous writer asks. "...
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Our goodwill counts for nothing on the list
A good old-fashioned favour means little in credit-scoring times, says Frank Furedi Academics seem constantly to be making lists. I don't just mean designing reading lists. We are continually asked...
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My worst nightmare
In my previous job, I had to teach a group of about 25 dance and drama students. Most of them were 18-year-old women in legwarmers who seemed to have an emotional age of about 14. Some were very good...
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Part-time route to full potential
Birkbeck College is committed to providing primarily part-time undergraduate study and offering a range of part-time postgraduate study while being a leading research institution. About 99 per cent...
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Runny nose? Please leave now
Few Britons would bat an eye if a lecturer sneezed, but Japanese would be shocked. Humphrey Evans says we must be more aware of the cultures of foreign students I have resolved never to blow my nose...
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Department audit
John J. Joughin, head of department, gives the lowdown on humanities at the University of Central Lancashire * Total number of academic staff: 51 * Number of permanent academic staff: 42 * Number of...
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Who's got the cash?
Scots language researchers at Glasgow University have won more than £300,000 from the Arts and Humanities Research Board to develop a major electronic archive. The Scottish Corpus of Texts and Speech...
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Oxford Brookes offers home-working to staff
Oxford Brookes University is to offer all staff the chance to apply to work from home as part of a work-life balance project that puts it ahead of much of the sector. The project - Jdescribed as an...
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Today's news
Mother of four with strong views Ruth Kelly's appointment as Education Secretary has raised the number of women in Cabinet to six - a record. Ms Kelly, 36, has uncompromising views. A strong opponent...
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Ombudsman calls on Commission to examine possible breaches of security rules in handling of radioactive material
Strasbourg, 16 December 2004 The European Ombudsman, P. Nikiforos Diamandouros, has called on the European Commission to carry out a proper and thorough examination of possible breaches of security...
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Potocnik calls on Technology Platforms to commit to openness
Brussels, 16 Dec 2004 Science and Research Commissioner Janez Potocnik called on the participants of Technology Platforms to sign up to a voluntary code of practice on openness and transparency on 15...
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Technology Platform for Global Animal Health launched today
Brussels, 16 December 2004 A Technology Platform on “Global Animal Health” was announced today by the European Commission. The technology platform, launched today at a conference on animal diseases...