From today's UK papers
The Guardian Lecturers and teachers have signalled a series of one-day strikes over pay that could disrupt the courses of thousands of students as early as next month. The Independent After a nine-...
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Demand for HE almost static Demand for university places is almost static, according to figures released today by the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service. Just 0.8 per cent more people had...
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Latest international news
Liberal activists' arrests spark protest Students at Tehran University have protested against the arrest of more than 40 Iranian liberal opposition activists including the head of the university's...
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Student rents rising fast Student accommodation charges are rising much faster than the rate of inflation, according to a new survey from the National Union of Students. The study found that average...
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Bush announces increase in research spending United States president George W. Bush's 2002 budget proposal increases spending on federally financed basic research by 6 per cent but spending on global...
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From today's UK papers
The Guardian According to a National Union of Students survey published today, the large-scale privatisation of university residences is hitting student pockets hard. Unequal internet access for...
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Synchrotron Radiation Source: access to beam time
Deadline: 11/05/2001
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Project Grants
Deadline: 18/05/2001
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Latest international news
Muslims denounce women's football in Kuwait Kuwait University is under pressure to cancel a women's football tournament due to take place today after the Muslim Brotherhood denounced it as a...
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Physics head quits over job losses The head of physics at Queen Mary, University of London, has quit in protest against job losses in the department. Peter Clegg resigned after four senior staff...
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From today's UK papers
Financial Times The University of Cambridge again tops the FT 's "employer-oriented" league table of UK universities. (Weekend 7/8 April) Although the universities of Oxford and Cambridge have a...
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UK degrees top tickets to jobs market
British universities produce some of the most employable graduates in Europe, according to a range of studies published this week. The findings support claims that higher education drives the...
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Next week
NEWS Educational research: how a national strategy caused uproar. FEATURES One in four South African students is estimated to be HIV positive. How are universities tackling the crisis? BOOKS Raymond...
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For the record
IT is the student's favourite A quarter of undergraduates want to work in IT or the internet - but less than 1 per cent want a career in education. When website ukplacements.com asked 10,000 students...
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MIT puts most of its course content online
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology has announced that it is placing virtually all its course content online. Lecture notes, reading lists, assignments and course outlines will all be available...