Blind students to get more books in Braille
Students with visual disabilities will be able to read more books in Braille thanks to a Pounds 200,000-a-year government grant. Education secretary David Blunkett said that the money would be paid...
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Anti-Nazi library wins lottery grant
The London-based Wiener Library, the world's oldest institution established to document the Nazi regime and its persecution of the Jews, has been awarded a Pounds 250,000 grant by the Heritage...
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German giant moves lab to Southampton
Merck, the German pharmaceuticals and chemicals giant, is relocating its research and development facilities from Poole to Southampton University to forge closer links with the university's...
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New group will lure vets into research
The Higher Education Funding Council for England, the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons and the UK Veterinary Schools have set up a group to promote veterinary research. Last year the Selbourne...
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Worries over Scots engineering applicants
Scottish higher education institutions are facing a "worrying" downward trend in the quality of applications for engineering degree courses, according to the Committee of Scottish Higher Education...
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Every week, THESIS , The THES internet service, offers job advertisements and a summary of the news, features, reviews and other articles in the newspaper. Job advertisements are updated on the...
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Decline in researching dons
More than two thirds of university academics are required to teach. Figures released last week by Parliament show the percentage of university academics who engage purely in research was 34.4 per...
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Bombing 'wrong way to topple Saddam'
Academics have criticised the bombing of Iraq by Britain and the United States. They say that the action could escalate, it will fail to destroy Saddam Hussein's regime and that there are better...
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Caledonian is guilty of bullying
A hard-hitting report has cleared Glasgow Caledonian University of academic malpractice and falsifying examination results, but has uncovered serious academic lapses and management bullying and...
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Hogmanay kiss mixes emotions
Wanseo Koo's introduction to the traditional British Christmas dinner was a festive Yorkshire pudding. Mr Koo, a Heriot-Watt student from South Korea, spent Christmas with friends whose oven broke...
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Loneliness of overseas students at Christmas
Loneliness is the biggest problem faced by foreign students forced to spend the Christmas holidays in this country, according to Chris Ng, international student secretary at the University of...
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Courtesy code to stop turf wars
The British Council's marketing watchdog has moved to prevent turf wars between universities and colleges operating overseas. A tough code drafted by the Educational Counselling Service bans...
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Bids invited for virtual shops
Prospective students will be able to shop for higher education in a virtual mall next year. The United Kingdom Higher Education Mall will present users with a computer-generated mall, or centre,...
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Aerospace university 'has a right to its title'
Geraldine Kenney-Wallace, vice- chancellor and managing director of the British Aerospace University, faced questioning over her company's use of the title university at a Lancaster conference this...
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Cambridge rejects accountability rules
Accountability measures recommended by Cambridge University's internal standards watchdog have been rejected by the governing council. The council voted against recommendations made earlier this year...