Lots to gain from for-profits
Private universities will enrich the UKmarket. Let us in, says Geoffrey Alderman. For some time many countries have operated blatantly unfair policies in order to slow down and stifle, if not to...
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Kurdish students accused of undermining Turkey
A Turkish prosecutor has sought sentences of up to 22 years for 26 students campaigning for Kurdish education in universities. The students were arrested for petitioning for elective courses taught...
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Welsh seek to abolish tuition fees
The Welsh Assembly will seek the power to abolish higher education tuition fees if the review in Whitehall fails to scrap them, Rhodri Morgan, the assembly's first minister, said this week. The...
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UUK warns of cut to core
Universities will see their core teaching funds cut next year, vice-chancellors said this week. Figures from the Higher Education Funding Council for England show a rise of 3.7 per cent in total...
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Terrible tales do not have to turn into terror
Research into how fears start and why some grow out of control has found that any information presented to children in a scary manner predisposes them to develop a real fear. Geoff Watts meets a man...
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APPOINTMENTS Institute of Education, London Susan Hallam has been promoted to reader of education. Judith Ireson has been promoted to reader of psychology and education. University of Aberdeen Roger...
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Creationists bid for status on campus
Creationists are attempting to make inroads into the United Kingdom's universities. Thousands of academics are being contacted in a nationwide survey on the origins of life. The organisers hope this...
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CORDIS offers new interface for eContent programme
Brussels, 21 March 2002 CORDIS, the European Commission's Research and Development Information Service, is offering a redesigned service dedicated to the eContent programme. The upgraded gateway...
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eTIP: CORDIS proposes new facility to submit descriptions of research results' benefits
Brussels, 21 March 2002 CORDIS, the European Commission's Research and Development Information Service, is offering a new interactive feature to help project contractors submit details on the...
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Commission invites researchers to suggest cutting-edge research topics
Brussels, 21 March 2002 An opportunity for Europe's research community to help prepare the implementation of the future European research programmes Which research project would you wish to propose...
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Commission requests information for agenda setting in FP6
Brussels, 21 March 2002 The publication of the Expressions of Interest (EoI) by the European Commission on 20 March will help it set an agenda for research themes to be covered in the next Framework...
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Commission to seek statistics and study on women and science
Brussels, 21 March 2002 The European Commission has issued a prior information notice on an invitation to tender relating to initiatives in the field of women and science. The European Commission...
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OECD Conference Reaches Agreement on Principles and Criteria for the International Regulatory Use of Testing Methods
Paris, 21 March 2002 OECD countries have taken a significant step towards balancing the need for reliable tests to assess the safety of chemical substances and products and addressing animal welfare...
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France redresses the gender balance in science
Brussels, 21 March 2002 Conscious that research is losing out because of various barriers restricting the number of women becoming involved in science, the French Ministry for research has launched a...
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Commission seminar addresses biotech research in FP6
Brussels, 21 March 2002 Support for the further integration and coordination of research efforts under the Sixth Framework programme for research (FP6) was expressed at a Commission seminar on the...