Act to curb animal extremists ruled out
The government is unlikely to introduce a single piece of legislation to curb animal rights extremists despite figures showing an alarming increase in attacks on pharmaceutical industry staff. Lord...
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Gender divide is deep
Women still shun 'male subjects' but dominate most disciplines. Paul Hill reports. The scale of the gender divide in university courses has been underlined by new figures that continue to show women...
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Few women are drawn to 'grubby' masculine subject
Countering the image of engineering as a subject that is "hands-on with grubby machines" could help attract more women to the field, according to final-year student Meghan Craig. Meghan, 22, is about...
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Staff at risk in hazardous labs
University laboratory technicians are being driven from their jobs by allergic reactions to research animals, latex gloves and a variety of substances. One in nine academic departments identified in...
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Sheffield and Cambridge scoop stem-cell grants
Cambridge and Sheffield universities this week emerged as clear winners in the race for government stem-cell research grants. Awards totalling £16.5 million were announced by five of the country's...
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Nesta funds thinking time
Young scientists are being encouraged to forget the pressures of the laboratory and broaden their intellectual horizons under a new government scheme, writes Anna Fazackerley. The National Endowment...
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Students could sue over lack of support
Universities could be sued by students with mental health problems if staff fail to recognise their condition and do not ensure that they get support, lawyers have warned. There are also concerns...
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BNP leader charged with assault
The leader of the British National Party's youth wing, Salford University student Tony Wentworth, has been charged with common assault after an alleged attack on a student union leader in March. Mr...
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Equality unit staffs up to cope with raft of new laws
The unit that advises universities on equal opportunities is being tripled in size to cope with mounting legislation, writes Phil Baty. The Equality Challenge Unit will expand from the four full-time...
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Problem method has high dropout
Students are more likely to drop out of courses that have adopted problem-based learning in place of traditional lectures, a study suggests. According to the research, which compared two groups of...
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Whistleblowers: Failed PhD student appeals to watchdog
A failed PhD candidate who rejected a £1,000 compensation offer after Keele University admitted that its mistakes had contributed to the collapse of his studies will be one of the first students to...
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Protests greet speeded-up Turkish reforms
Legislation to reform Turkey's higher education, including the dissolving of the Yok board, has been rushed through parliament, leading to protests and a 20 per cent fall in the stock market. The...
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Harvard quizzed on research ethics
Boston The US government has cited Harvard University for ethical lapses in research experiments involving human subjects, including some in China and Tanzania. One-third of Harvard research projects...
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Paris
France is to sell its gold reserves to fund "major" research projects, Jean-Paul Raffarin, the prime minister, has announced. Priority projects such as industrial research and development, and...
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Prague
Academics will have access to sensitive secret police archives up to 1990 after the Czech parliament passed an archive law.