On a Grecian yearn
In the first of an occasional series on the future of degree subjects, James Davidson says classics is enjoying a golden age of research - into sexuality, the body, food and even dance... A couple of...
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No research unless the chimp agrees
Roger Fouts met ten-month-old Washoe in 1967 when a PhD student in psychology. He was assigned to assist the young chimpanzee in becoming the first to learn a human language - American Sign Language...
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Does your campus measure up?
http:///www.niss.ac.uk/education/hefce/pub99/99_66.html Universities and colleges can measure how well they perform against benchmark figures forthe sector as a whole in areas including widening...
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Krakow
Poland's Jagellonian University has claimed that a copy of Galileo's Siderius nuncius, recently put up for auction at Sotheby's, is the same copy that was stolen from its library. The Krakow public...
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Title ban is an 'abuse of power', court told
Title hopefuls: Liverpool Hope college secretary Tony Grayson and director of marketing Sharon Bassett at the High Court in London Ministers' clampdown on the unauthorised use of the title "...
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Working students clock up 20 hours a week
Students working during term-time put in an average of nearly 20 hours a week and more than half say it is affecting their studies, according to a survey by the National Union of Students. More than...
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Mature Students Union debate hardship
Hardship will be at the heart of debate when the Mature Students Union meets in Manchester tomorrow for its annual conference. Discussion will focus on the review into hardship and access funds being...
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Student protest against fees
Thousands of students were due to march through London yesterday calling on the government to scrap fees, end student hardship and ensure decent pay for student workers and university staff. They...
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Flexible courses to lure nurses
A radical shake-up of nursing education is promising to encourage more people into the profession and improve levels of care. The moves, which have been broadly welcomed by academics and health...
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Newcastle plan sparks fears of backdoor teach-only contracts
Academics at Newcastle University fear controversial teaching-only contracts could slip in through the back door as a new human resources strategy comes into force. An institutional plan includes...
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QAA deals blow to UK abroad..
Britain's reputation for excellence in the multi-billion pound overseas student market received another blow this week when the Quality Assurance Agency discovered serious weaknesses at three...
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All right Jack
(Photograph) - All right Jack: 75-year old Jack Ward has gained a PhD in engineering from Sheffield Hallam University. He was branded a dunce at school but was taught to read and write by his wife,...
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In the news
Send all information to Lynne Williams There is much more to Mary Archer than her "fragrance". While she will ever be associated with her colourful husband and the notorious descripton of her by the...
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Agency preparing quality register for British vocational training abroad
A government-backed agency is preparing to launch a quality register and kitemark to help sell British vocational training abroad, writes Tony Tysome. British Training International, which receives...
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New Delhi
Indian universities held a "Save Higher Education Day" last Monday to protest at government funding cuts. The Federation of Central Universities' Teaching Associations, which organised strikes and...