Don's Diary
Sunday Looking forward to a break after the slog of exam boards. Lug boxes of assorted ecological equipment on to the flight to Kharkov from Heathrow. At the airport, wonder if I will ever see any of...
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World watch
Copenhagen Denmark's ministry of taxation has accused Ã…rhus University of illegal involvement in gambling through an internet-based book run by its institute of economy on the next general election....
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London college fights big deficit
Queen Mary College could accumulate a deficit of nearly £17 million over the next four years unless it takes steps to cut costs. A summary of projected income and expenditure over the next five years...
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Restoring grants is affordable says NUS
Student leaders turned up the pressure on the government to restore maintenance grants this week with new figures to back their case and a fresh campaign in Wales. The latest calculations from the...
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Science researchers demand higher funding
The Association of Researchers in Medicine and Science (Arms) this week called for fundamental changes in the organisation and funding of university research. The association said the current...
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'Disillusioned' postgraduates call for new complaints system
Postgraduate researchers feel increasingly isolated and disillusioned by a lack of proper procedures to deal with their complaints, according to a student leader, writes Cherry Canovan. James Groves...
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RAE under fire for 'pressurising' researchers
Young researchers feel under pressure to choose topics to suit the perceived preferences of the research assessment exercise, according to a study published this week. More than a fifth of those...
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Science opts for GM animals
The use of genetically modified animals in scientific procedures increased by 14 per cent last year, according to Home Office figures published this week, writes Caroline Davis. The annual Statistics...
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Ignored arts 'need council'
The distinction between the arts and the sciences is "anachronistic" and their relationship needs to be strengthened with the creation of a new research council, according to a senior government...
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Patent law may stunt genetic therapies
Gene patenting legislation could cripple the development of genetic tests and therapies, according to a British Medical Association paper published this week, writes Caroline Davis. The BMA...
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Sheffield bids to cut down on bureaucracy
Sheffield University hopes that a new computer system will free academics from hundreds of hours they spend on bureaucracy. The university said the system could save as much as 25 per cent of the...
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Student fears at 'fudged' review
Student leaders have warned that vice-chancellors' plans to set up an ombudsman for student complaints could be "fudged", writes Phil Baty. The National Union of Students said this week that the...
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College to double postgrad numbers
Goldsmiths College, University of London, is aiming to double its postgraduate population to bring its proportion of graduate students to 50 per cent. And it is embarking on a multi-million-pound...
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Myth-making
John Taylor, a 21-year-old student at St Andrews University, this week gave a one-man performance of Homer's Odyssey on Pittenweem beach on the Firth of Forth. His performance featured music and...
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Union calls for QAA's power to be curtailed
Top universities and the union that represents most of their lecturers want the Quality Assurance Agency's powers curtailed amid fears it wishes to re-introduce subject-level inspections by stealth....