Users of drug Ecstasy cannot control moods
Ecstasy can disrupt brain chemistry and cause lasting psychological damage, according to new research presented at this week's British Psychological Society conference. Valerie Curran, of University...
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Liberal Democrats give a GIFT at Christmas
Student grants should be reintroduced, as should summer holiday housing benefit and income support, while upfront tuition fees should be scrapped, say the Liberal Democrats. They dubbed their push...
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Doctors and nurses risk burn for a tan
Doctors and nurses are as likely to suffer sunburn as everyone else in the quest for a tan, according to research by Mark Darling, a fourth-year medical student at Dundee University, and senior...
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Labs scoop £65m funds with promise of more riches to come
The final round of the Joint Research Equipment Initiative saw £33 million awarded to British universities. This was matched by £32 million in external funding from industry and charities. The money...
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Cyber don shrugs off attack on credibility
The decision to invite Kevin Warwick, professor of cybernetics at Reading University, to deliver the Royal Institution's Christmas lectures has been attacked by the United Kingdom's largest...
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Women still face discrimination, researchprobe concludes
Women are as successful as men in getting the research funding they apply for but they are less likely to apply for it, according to a report released this week, writes Caroline Davis. Who Applies...
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Ofsted told to watch mouth
MPs have criticised inspection agency Ofsted for failing to check public comments made by its former chief inspector, Chris Woodhead, on issues such as race equality and degree standards. In a report...
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Old foes lead way as ideal partners
Scotland's new enterprise and lifelong learning minister, Wendy Alexander, has called for more collaboration in Scottish higher education. Dundee and St Andrews universities can claim to be leading...
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Science to kill college system
The growing ranks of scientists at Oxford University spell inevitable doom for its long cherished college system, a senior academic has warned. Sir Keith Thomas, the eminent historian, said the rapid...
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Supergrass use at risk from Human Rights Act
The use of "supergrasses" in the fight against crime could be threatened by a new act of Parliament, a gathering of academics and police officers at Durham University heard this week. Alisdair...
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Whistleblowers: Soas faces ethics row
Students at London University's School of Oriental and African Studies are demanding formal guidelines on ethics for researchers, following The THES 's report of a senior academic's links with the...
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Fees stay as Farren restores grants
Sean Farren, Northern Ireland's minister for higher and further education, has stopped short of abolishing tuition fees in his proposals for student support. The prospective £65 million package...
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Lancaster puts over-60s back in the saddle
Researchers at Lancaster University are planning to train local retired people to contribute towards an ambitious national research project. The departments of applied social science and continuing...
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V-cs: London costs a deterrent
Vice-chancellors at London universities have told London mayor Ken Livingstone that exorbitant housing costs and a failing transport system are threatening the future of their institutions. The...
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Music tutors voice concerns
Specialist music teachers and voice tutors could see their working conditions in higher education improve as a result of a two-year project starting in January, writes Tony Tysome. The project, part...