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Richard Harries, the bishop of Oxford, and Lewis Wolpert, professor of biology as applied to medicine at University College London, locked horns last week during a debate on whether religion should...
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Axe falls on Swansea departments
Swansea University's governing council has voted to go ahead with plans to close three departments and axe undergraduate teaching in another. Governors voted three to one, at a council meeting on...
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UCL envisages study quarter
University College London hopes to establish a university quarter in the capital, creating a largely traffic-free oasis around the Bloomsbury area. A coherent urban campus shared by the Bloomsbury...
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Former minister voices fee concerns
Less popular universities that cannot charge high top-up fees should be subsidised by the state, according to Tessa Blackstone, the former higher education minister who was appointed vice-chancellor...
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Failed mergers a Welsh 'tragedy'
It is a "tragedy" that Welsh higher education is missing out on millions of pounds of extra funding because the sector is failing to meet merger targets set by the principality's assembly, according...
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AHRB keen to stay in picture
Arts and humanities must not be left behind in the government's new vision for science, the body responsible for research in these areas said this week. The least controversial aspect of the higher...
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Budget boost may mask cuts
Fears were growing in the science community this week that a £200 million boost for clinical research might lead to cuts in other areas of research. Following the surprise budget announcement last...
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Royal Society warns of UK quality deficit
Basic research in Europe is lagging significantly behind the US in terms of quality and impact, a Royal Society report has warned, writes Anna Fazackerley. The report, published this week, says there...
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Report shows power of sport
Universities and colleges are getting non-traditional students into higher education as well as improving the health of the nation with an annual Pounds 73 million investment in sport, according to...
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Windies take note
With England's win this week in the Second Test in Trinidad, the West Indian cricket team might consider taking advice from a fourth-year sport and exercise science student at Napier University....
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Runners line up for the National Union of Students leadership stakes
The leadership of the NUS will change hands next week after an election campaign too close to call. The hard left is seeking to exploit disillusionment with the government's top-up fee plans and its...
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Whistleblowers: Salford faces race inquiry
Salford University is facing close scrutiny from race equality watchdogs after it emerged this week that a registrar responsible for equality and diversity is the latest member of staff to make race...
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AUT calls for far-right Redwatch website to be prosecuted for threatening academics
Academics are being named on a far-right website that encourages attacks on trade unionists and anti-racism campaigners, the Association of University Teachers said this week, writes Phil Baty. A...
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Straight-A students show shaky grasp of the basics
A-level grades and pass rates keep getting better but the stories persist of less able undergraduates struggling with the 'nuts and bolts' of maths and English. Paul Hill looks for the answer to an...
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Brussels
A health insurance card guaranteeing medical treatment for European Union citizens studying at universities in other member states will be issued by January 2006. The card will entitle students to...