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From today's UK papers
THE GUARDIAN Children aged between five and eight who are taught in small classes are more likely to go on to apply for a university place, a study of US schools by Princeton University has revealed...
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Daily TV & radio guide - Monday
Composer of the Week (9.00 am R3 and rest of week) is Henri Dutilleux, still alive at 84. Start the Week (9.00 am R4, repeated 9.30) includes historian Catherine Hall, novelist Justin Cartwright and...
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Daily TV & radio guide - Sunday
Two Thousand Years (11.30 am ITV). The sixth century of Christianity (revised repeat). » Music Matters (12.15 R3). With items on Northern Ireland’s Sonic Arts Research Centre, and Manchester’s Hallé...
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Daily TV & radio guide - Saturday
Reports of My Death (10.30 am R4). Anthony Howard on “premature” newspaper obituaries – the occasions when the still living have been able to read tributes on their supposed death. » The Sky at Night...
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QAA takes tough line on top-ups
Universities will face tougher inspection regimes if differential tuition fees are introduced, according to John Randall, chief executive of the Quality Assurance Agency. If the government allows...
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Cash-strapped ICS wins a reprieve
London University's cash-strapped Institute of Commonwealth Studies has won a reprieve after a review panel ruled out closure as an option. The panel, chaired by Sir Anthony Kenny, pro vice-...
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Blackstone boosts voluntary work by £27m
Tessa Blackstone, higher education minister, yesterday announced £ million over three years to boost voluntary and community work by higher education students and staff. She said: "Voluntary work...
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John Quelch steps down as LBS dean
John Quelch, the dean of London Business School, is to step down at the end of the academic year, just three years after he joined. The school aims to find a new dean by the end of this academic year...
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England embraces European invasion
Universities throughout England are gearing up to take part in the European Year of Languages, launched last week at the North of England Education Conference, in Bridlington. Some, such as the...
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UU guides modern language staff
Modern language staff must let their students know how they will be assessed, according to national guidelines drawn up by a team of Ulster University researchers. Pol O Dochartaigh, of UU's school...
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King's software outwits web freeloaders
Anti-Napster software that will allow the music industry to combat the threat of free web downloads has been developed at King's College London. A company, Insonify Ltd, has been set up to market and...
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Heriot-Watt wins gold award for staff care
Heriot-Watt University has become the first higher education institution to win a gold award under Scotland's health-at-work scheme. Heriot-Watt has a three-year health promotion strategy covering...
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Swansea AUT takes student union to task
Swansea University's Association of University Teachers is set to take on the university's student union in an unprecedented employment dispute at an industrial tribunal next week. The AUT will claim...
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How often do happy couples tie the knot?
Couples who live together share not only their worldly goods but also their memory resources, according to psychologists at Manchester University. A project at Manchester aims to discover whether...