Scholar attacked for links to junta
Extensive cooperation between the military dictatorship of Burma and a senior London University academic has sparked international controversy over academic ethics. Elizabeth Moore, head of the arts...
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Blunkett pushes bursaries
The government has said it wants universities to raise cash to promote bursaries. "Institutions should not look to public funding alone and I ask the funding council to encourage institutions to look...
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Warning that 50 jobs may go at Hull
A report aiming to transform the fortunes of Hull University could lead to more than 50 compulsory redundancies, union leaders have warned. The "restricted" report was drawn up by the university's...
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Staff are urged to ballot for action ifcolleges do not sign agreement
Up to a fifth of further education colleges could face industrial action by teaching staff over pay next term, lecturers' union leaders predicted this week. This is the proportion of colleges...
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£1m project to make science more accountable
While scientists should seek better dialogue with the public, they must continue to set the research agenda, Sir Aaron Klug told the Royal Society last night. Sir Aaron, in his final annual address,...
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Pay campaign could disrupt students' results
Student assessment systems could grind to a standstill in every new university as early as February after union leaders step up their campaign for better pay and conditions. Lecturers' union Natfhe,...
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EU seeks more research links
Europe's multibillion pound research programme is to be revamped to encourage greater collaboration among universities, research institutes and industry. The European Commission's research council...
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Foundation degrees will offer key skills
Funding chiefs this week released details of the 40 foundation degree courses that will be available to 2,000 students from September 2001. The two-year courses will include subjects such as e-...
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Scottish students snub Warwick University
No Scottish students enrolled at the University of Warwick this year, following the abolition of tuition fees in Scotland. The university saw fewer part-time and mature students enrol, but recorded...
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Top universities retain elitist credentials
Young people from socially disadvantaged families choose less prestigious institutions than their middle-class peers, according to researchers at the University of Glasgow. Alasdair Forsyth and Andy...
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Bad-taste cocktail is struck off bar menu
"Holocaust" cocktail has been withdrawn from a Leeds bar following pressure from Jewish students. The £2 drink, made from Jack Daniels, Baileys Irish Cream and Kahlua, topped the menu at Bourbon...
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British Library digitises Gutenberg Bible
Digitised copies of the 550-year-old Gutenberg Bible have been placed on the British Library website. Two copies of the bible, the oldest surviving printed book in the western world, are held by the...
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Cubie demands £10bn for knowledge economy
Andrew Cubie, convener of Scotland's independent committee on student finance, has called on the government to give higher education an extra £10 billion a year to help boost the knowledge economy....
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Scottish Executive supports writing talent
A creative writing initiative, the Scottish Writing Centre, was launched today by Glasgow, St Andrews and Strathclyde universities. Willy Maley of Glasgow and Strathclyde's Edwin Morgan, said the...
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Russell Group students say no to top-up fees
The Aldwych Group, which represents students at the elite Russell Group universities, met Russell Group vice-chancellors yesterday to press the case against top-up fees. Hamish Common, president of...