MoD praised for PFI contract for campus
Parliament's public spending watchdog has put its weight behind the government drive to use the private sector to help deliver education and training. The National Audit Office has praised a Ministry...
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Demos see off Danish budget
Denmark's Liberal-Conservative government has dumped proposed cuts in higher education after a week of protests by academics, students and business. The coalition parties promised in last November's...
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Greeks lock horns over pay and status
Academics at Greece's universities and technological institutes are squaring up for industrial action after a new education act was adopted by parliament. Five of the country's largest technological...
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European partners take to roofs to advertise benefits of solar power
Twenty-five universities and institutes in Spain, France, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom are to build solar power installations over the next three years as part of a European Union project...
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Boost for German stem-cell research
Germany is to go ahead with pioneering human embryonic stem-cell research after parliament voted to allow the import of stem cells under strict conditions. But Germany's main research funding...
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Rome talks tough in quality drive
Italy's education minister has announced that all degree courses offered by the country's universities will have to meet certain standards within a couple of years or lose funds. Speaking at the...
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Pressure on senate to honour Gaddafi
Colonel Muammar el Gaddafi's word may be final in Libya, but in Uganda a decision as to whether he should hold a doctorate of law at Makerere University is subject to a senate vote. University...
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Kenya smashes fake degree scam
Kenyan police have smashed a certificate and degree-faking racket by ministry of education officials - but the possibility remains of Kenyan students using false certificates to secure admission to...
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Study is bad for health and faith
The first year at university is taking a toll on the physical and mental health of many American students, according to a new survey. Significant numbers of students said that once they arrived at...
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Canada seeks root of apathy
The inability to afford high tuition fees is only one of several reasons given by young people who choose not to attend university, according to a Canadian study. Even though the report, Why Don't...
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In the news: Jane Davidson
Few who know Welsh Assembly education and lifelong learning minister Jane Davidson would have been surprised by her announcement this week of grants for hard-up students. Much of her professional...
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Don's Diary: moving libraries online
Monday Although I am not a don, I am the son of a don and married to one and my regular commute, as today, is the 7.54 from Oxford, which always seems to be full of donnish types, leavened with a...
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Challenged again
Television bosses are searching for teams that won University Challenge to participate in a "champions of champions" match to mark the programme's 40th birthday. Some 18 shows are due to be...
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Fancy a job on TV?
Jobseeking students can now peruse job vacancies and liaise with potential employers from the comfort of their armchairs. The Careers Services Unit's interactive digital television channel allows...
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Repatriating music
An Afghanistan Music Unit has been launched at Goldsmiths College, University of London. Its director, John Baily, has studied the music of Afghanistan for nearly 30 years. The unit aims to monitor...