Participation is widening at Oxford and beyond
Leading universities have mended their ways since the controversy over Laura Spence, writes Peter Lampl Two years have passed since chancellor Gordon Brown intervened in the debate about access to...
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Loosen up, ministers
Drop the 50% target, review all of post-16 education and trust people to learn, says Alistair Burt Contrary to expectation, and science apart, the chancellor's comprehensive spending bonanza brought...
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Why I ...believe academics should serve as non-executive directors of companies
The perennial questions asked after any big corporate scandal include "what were the auditors doing?" and "where were the non-executive directors?" The Enron scandal may have left UK regulators with...
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How to avoid the elephant trap
There is nothing sinister in accrediting external examiners - the danger lies elsewhere, says Lewis Elton Geoffrey Alderman ( THES , July 19) thinks that proposals to accredit external examiners...
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Bomb shakes Hebrew University
At least seven people died and 86 were wounded in a bomb attack at a crowded cafeteria at Jerusalem's Hebrew University on Wednesday. The Palestinian militant group Hamas claimed responsibility for...
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British fail to find funds for ICS chair
A chair in Commonwealth studies at London University is to be the first in British higher education to be named after a contemporary African, Chief Emeka Anyaoku. But despite contributions from some...
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Intake up for state pupils at top 13
State-school pupils are taking over at the UK's top universities, according to new figures. The Sutton Trust figures indicate that elite universities have boosted their state-school intakes in the...
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Grants for International Joint Activities
Deadline: 30/09/2002
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Call to tender: development of soil ecosystem model
Deadline: 12/09/2002
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General Grants
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Access to Arctic Research Facility
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Grants
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Waiting times in A&E
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