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University applicant numbers rise by 14,000 Applications for places on university courses have risen by more than 14,000 this year, according to figures released by the Universities and Colleges...
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Market-smart allies join forces to sharpen up act
Robert Zemsky explains how a new body aims to help the leaders of US institutions stay 'mission centred' US colleges and universities now understand just how much their worlds have changed. It is not...
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Gary Day
It is vital that we allow the past to speak. A person without a memory has no identity, and the same applies to a culture I suppose there will be some people who weren't unduly disturbed by the...
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I'll parse on that
Delegates at the annual Association of University Administrators conference in Derby last week could choose between a range of workshops, including: "Implementing the European Employment Directive...
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Bouncy Czechs
Students at the Tomas Bata University in Zlin brought a touch of humour to widespread anger over the £200 million cost of an international arbitration award against the Czech Republic when they...
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To pastures new
The University of Plymouth has been trumpeting the success of its conference on farming earlier this month. Some 130 people attended the event, hosted by the university's Seale-Hayne Agricultural...
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Speak up for Lancashire
Do you talk like Gracie Fields? Want to earn a quick £15 for half-an-hour's work? Then rush down to the Mechanics Theatre in Burnley, Lancashire, today where researchers from Birmingham University's...
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Going with the grain
Congratulations to the University of Westminster's spin-off Anglesey Natural Foods whose quinova, developed by the school of biosciences, was runner-up in the best new food product award at the...
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Don's diary: Trials of putting Old Bailey online
Monday Today is spent worrying to very little effect. The Old Bailey Online - a website that Bob Shoemaker and I (along with some 30 other people on two continents) have been working on for three...
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Why I agreed to become chairman of Leeds United
"Now that you are spending more time in Leeds you need to get some exercise." "Fine, I'll spend more time at the football club." Such Sunday morning banter with my wife eventually led me to become...
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Integrity matters
Excellence in research must also extend to standards of conduct, maintains Richard Dyer Scientists, science funders and the general public all expect those undertaking research to possess great...
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Devolution's next urgent task
Scotland has still to tackle proper funding for higher education, argues David Caldwell Scotland votes on Thursday to elect a new parliament. The first four years of devolution have produced some...
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Relax - and learn from the neck down
Don't scoff, body awareness exercises really can ease the panic and release creativity, says Marilyn Higgins. Our education system focuses on the neck up - it ignores 90 per cent of our bodies. But...
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Teaching: on the front line
What is your experience of teaching? Pat Leon asks teachers how they manage Name: James Flannery Age: 35 Job: Lecturer in fire safety and technology at the University of Central Lancashire. Salary:...
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Merger talks go ahead
Plans to create the largest university in Wales and one of the biggest in the UK have taken a step forward. The governing boards of the University of Glamorgan and the University of Wales Institute...