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Britain bows out of manned missions Britain will not train astronauts or contribute to manned space missions even if this sets it apart from its European neighbours, science minister Lord Sainsbury...
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Cholesterol drug hailed as new aspirin Researchers claimed yesterday that thousands of lives could be saved in Britain if people at risk from heart attacks and strokes took a new type of drug. Rory...
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Inquiry bars cancer scientist A Johns Hopkins University scientist has been barred from leading research involving human subjects after an internal inquiry found he had tested experimental...
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Bureaucracy 'strangling' FE, says Harwood Learning and Skills Council chief John Harwood has promised to reduce the bureacracy that colleges claim is strangling further education. But he has denied a...
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Teacher shortage 'may hit 40,000' Schools will be short of more than 40,000 teachers within five years unless the profession is remodelled, the government admitted. Estelle Morris, the education...
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Alexander quits leadership race Wendy Alexander, Scotland’s enterprise and lifelong learning minister, has caused astonishment by announcing she will not stand in the election to replace Henry...
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Cambridge dons object to equality moves Cambridge dons are fighting what they see as political correctness following a decision to admit more academics from minority groups. The decision to introduce...
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Subject to contract
Both supervisor and postgrad know where they stand if there's an agreement in place, says Ron Iphofen
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APPOINTMENTS University of Kent at Canterbury Alan Beck , School of Drama, Film and Visual Arts, has been made the first ever BBC Radio Research Fellow. He will uniquely be the BBC's dramaturge,...
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UK women get a raw deal
Conditions for British female scientists are among the toughest in Europe, according to research presented to the European Commission this week. The initial findings of a review of national policies...
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Animal testing 'not vital'
Scientific alternatives to animal experiments are not being taken seriously by the research community, according to campaigners. Two pressure groups pushing for a reduction in vivisection in...
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Commons raps HE access reports Education select committee chairman Barry Sheerman was criticised in the Commons yesterday over reports into higher education access and student retention....
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Teachers' hours should be cut Teachers should spend less time in the classroom, a report by government-appointed consultants PriceWaterhouseCoopers suggests. It is recommended that average teaching...
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Ageing research boost
More than 300 scientists will gather at the National Motorcycle Museum in Birmingham on Monday to celebrate Britain's first major interdisciplinary collaboration to tackle the issues associated with...
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Survey shows barriers blocking keen pupils
Many school and college leavers with ambitions to progress to higher education continue to run into unnecessary barriers, a survey has found. Inadequate financial support, bureaucracy and confusion...