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...
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Ferrara
A criminal court in northern Italy has found Francesco Conconi, rector of Ferrara University, responsible for giving performance-enhancing drugs to athletes. But it acquitted him under a statute of...
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Athens
Greece has its first female secretary of state for education after the conservative New Democracy Party's victory in last month's general elections. Marietta Giannakou, 53, a psychiatrist, will be...
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Moscow
Andrei Fursenko, Russia's new minister of education and science, is tipped to head a super-ministry combining functions of ministries of education, science and professional training.
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Washington DC
An internet-based information database is being developed by an international consortium to help universities integrate sustainability concerns into their curricula and management. The project is...
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Corporate sharks may be psychos
An authority on psychopathic behaviour has turned his attention to corporate types who share personality traits with his criminal subjects. Robert Hare, renowned in law enforcement circles for...
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Database plan to get rid of bogus degrees
Plans for an international database that will help to eliminate attempts to claim a "degree" from a mythical university are at an advanced stage. The database will enable people to check a particular...
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ߣߣÊÓƵn research hits new heights
ߣߣÊÓƵn academics have doubled their output of research papers published in refereed journals over the past 20 years to more than 20,000 a year. The average number of citations per paper has also...