Appointments
* Cambridge University has named Tony Minson - a fellow of Wolfson College and chairman of the council of the school of biological sciences - pro vice-chancellor for planning and resources. He is the...
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Johnson faces cool reception
Prime minister Tony Blair reinforced his assault on ivory towers by appointing rising star Alan Johnson to succeed Margaret Hodge as higher education minister, it was said this week. The choice of Mr...
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Tough tests loom for Hood
The appointment of cricketing Kiwi John Hood, vice-chancellor of Auckland University, to lead Oxford has surprised some at the university, writes Claire Sanders. College heads were acquainting...
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NHS University takes over doctors' postgrad studies
The National Health Service University is set to take over postgraduate deaneries, the bodies responsible for all postgraduate education for doctors, in a significant expansion of its empire. Peter...
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UKeU signs up BBC
UKeUniversities, which was set up to deliver UK degrees online, has signed a deal with BBC Learning. Courses will be promoted by BBC Worldwide Learning through activities such as roadshows in...
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Take us to our leader
The job of chief executive of the Leadership Foundation was advertised this week, with a six-figure package aimed at attracting a wide field of applicants - including those from abroad and outside...
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Engineering success
Loughborough University has won a deal worth £59 million to set up an engineering research facility. In partnership with BAE Systems and the East Midlands Development Agency, the university will...
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Clinical research at risk
Innovative clinical research is at risk from heavy-handed bureaucratic European legislation that could cripple university hospital trials, says the Academy of Medical Sciences. The cost of non-...
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Find-a-friend on www
Academics wanting to contact colleagues in UK universities working on similar learning and teaching problems can now do so via a website called Project Finder. The site houses a database of projects...
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Correction
The correct web address for access to the report Taking Control: Young Adults Talking about the Future , published by the National Youth Association, is www.nya.org.uk , not as reported earlier in...
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Students want to stay on
A record number of students graduating this year plan to go on to postgraduate study rather than face the job market, according to a survey. The UK Graduate Careers Survey, based on interviews with...
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My eye-teeth for a degree
Sean Gerrie hopes to pay off his student debts by offering shares in his body. His website offers visitors the chance to "rent" his body parts for as little as £1 a go. After one week, his site, www....
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Franchises in standards row
The British Council has warned that the nation's global academic reputation is under threat after analysis by The THES found quality-control weaknesses at almost a third of British universities'...
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Whistleblowers: Book awards fuel BA's image as old boys' club
The row over "old boys' favouritism" at the British Academy intensified this week as The THES found that all three of the academy's prestigious book prizes have so far been awarded to BA fellows and...