'A lack of clarity' veils poor ideas
It is "a moral disgrace" that students are exposed to the unclear writing of many postmodernist thinkers, a roundtable discussion on postmodernism and social sciences heard on Monday night. Peter...
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Imperial keeps staff rep
Imperial College London has withdrawn a plan to remove all elected staff and student representatives from its governing council. At a meeting last week, council members agreed that the body needed to...
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What's it all about, Alfie?
Alfie Alexander, aged 86 and in the second year of a sociology degree at Aberdeen University, believes he is the UK's oldest undergraduate. He is certainly among the best qualified, with an honours...
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Dundee joins press gang
Dundee University Press became the UK's newest academic publishing house this week and promised to bring the excitement of academic research to a wider readership. The press, launched on Monday, will...
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Belarus expelled lecturer for 'leading students to West'
Britain is pressing the Belarus Government for an explanation for the expulsion of a Kingston University lecturer in August. Officials said no reason had yet been given for ordering Alan Flowers out...
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Verdict: Lyon-3 is not 'fascist'
The University of Lyon-3, Jean-Moulin is not fascist but its founders have tolerated extreme right-wing ideas, an inquiry has found. The university gained a reputation for revisionist tendencies...
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Tuition costs will rise post-election
ߣߣÊÓƵn Prime Minister John Howard's general election victory has guaranteed that most universities' fees will rise next year, to the relief of vice-chancellors anticipating a new stream of income...
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Libel threat over law degree sale allegation
One of Russia's top universities is planning legal action after media reports alleged its rector had been arrested in a 14 million rouble (£5,000) law degree swindle. Officials at Moscow State...
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Sweden to look at fees
Sweden is almost certain to introduce tuition fees for students from outside the European Union within the next year. A spokesman for Thomas Ostros, the Education Minister, said legislation was "...
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Researchers withdraw teaching in protest at lifelong tenure changes
Researchers at more than half of Italy's 70 state universities are refusing to fulfil teaching duties in protest at government plans to reform the lifelong tenure system. In most cases, the...
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Stem-cell study may get £1.6bn
As Californians prepare to vote in a state referendum on the creation of a $3 billion (£1.6 billion) state bond initiative to fund stem-cell research, Massachusetts-based Advanced Cell Technology Inc...
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Don't hark back, it's time for a new golden age
Be bold, says David Eastwood, and embrace the opportunity that the Tomlinson report offers The Tomlinson report maintains what we in higher education most value in the 14-19 qualification system and...
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Alison Wolf
The country needs a SAT-type test to clear the poisonous politicised air that is swirling around university entry. Once upon a time, an alarmingly long time ago, my sixth-form class was mustered to...
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Polite Acronyms Please
Those looking for a hobby other than ranting about the research assessment exercise might like to join in the latest academic parlour game - the naming of the new super trade union as the merger of...
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Never lost for the wrong word
The late Tory MP Alan Clark recalled in his diaries how civil servants might leave their minister stranded to answer tricky questions without leaping to their aid - a gentle reminder of who was...