Beyond pickled cucumber
George Blazyca describes how Poland is using student loans in its switch to a modern market economy Poland is best known for its pickled cucumber and vodka but it should be known as the home of thick...
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World watch
The University of Cape Town is cutting academic and support staff jobs to bring spending down 10 per cent over three years, according to acting vice-chancellor Wieland Gevers. The university is...
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World watch
British film director Peter Greenaway is giving ten lectures at the University of Bologna in 1998-99 as part of a cinema history course.
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Agony Aunt
Q) Is there any way of spotting students who are struggling to keep up with my course, for whatever reason, before it is too late? Terry Kee Level one year tutor in chemistry, Leeds University A) It...
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UEA says UEE is no name for new Anglia University
Anglia Polytechnic University has moved to banish the word "polytechnic" from its name, but not without a row with its neighbour, the University of East Anglia. Governors at APU this week unanimously...
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Hardship payments 'not enough'
Scottish university student support staff are dismayed by a new hardship scheme which they believe raises unrealistic expectations and burdens administrators, writes Olga Wojtas. The Student Awards...
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More public say in Scots politics
Scots are anxious to have more direct links with a new Scottish parliament, including a civic forum to shadow its work and put forward proposals, a politics professor has revealed. Alice Brown of...
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Abolition of Lords wrong, says Beloff
A LEADING constitutional expert in the House of Lords this week attacked government plans to abolish hereditary peers. Historian Max Beloff spoke against abolition during Wednesday's and Thursday's...
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Policy project 'flawed'
A multi-million pound research project used to inform government policy is "low-level, flawed, and of little or no validity", a senior researcher responsible for the work has said. The research by...
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Lecturer sacked for Fraud Squad revelation
Crickdale College sacked business studies lecturer Andrew Murray this week. Mr Murray blew the whistle on the college's Pounds 1 million plus debt and a Fraud Squad visit. The college blames his...
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Commission resists takeover bid
The Museums and Galleries Commission has rejected government proposals that it should merge with the Libraries and Information Commission to form a single body to represent the interests of the two...
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Libraries join to cut price of journals
University libraries in the United Kingdom and United States have joined forces in a novel electronic publishing scheme that will offer peer-reviewed academic journals at a fraction of the price...
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Pounds 150,000 pledged for research careers
The Office of Science and Technology has backed a report on improving terms and conditions for non-permanent research staff with Pounds 150,000 for projects to improve career guidance. The report...
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Living history
(Photograph) - Aberdeen University served up a taste of the past during its history department's "living history day" on war and rebellion in Scotland. Historical re-enactment groups, the Sealed Knot...
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In the news
Baron Neill of Bladen of Briantspuddle in Dorset, 72, has the kind of background which gives him the confidence to put the Prime Minister right on his first day in a new job. His reputation as "...