Age concern
So much for new blood schemes. The image of universities dominated by an increasingly ageing workforce still remains, if the latest Royal Commission is anything to go by. Health secretary Frank...
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Road sage
A voice from the Jurassic in this month's Geoscientist, in the shape of a letter from Graham Cannon of Burnley. He says there is only one thing wrong with British motorways - they have too few...
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Cape crusader
The year's last alumnus to be proud of No 153 is a possible leader of one of the few countries where communism is still felt to be good, and whose entry in the International Who's Who frankly lists "...
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Freezing days numbered
ANYONE dreaming of a white Christmas is likely to be disappointed in the next few decades. Scientists at the University of East Anglia's climatic research unit say the number of below-zero winter...
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Jobs go as pay rises and cuts kick in
AUSTRALIAN universities are facing a 10 per cent staff cut with a possible loss of 8,000 jobs. Federal government budget cuts and a hefty pay rise for academics and general staff have already led to...
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Graduation to democracy
(Photograph) - Graduation to democracy: Edinburgh University's McEwan Hall, used for graduations, could be the temporary home of Scotland's parliament. It is one of the sites being considered by the...
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Medical schools get Pounds 16m injection
CLINICAL research at five medical schools has been boosted by Wellcome Trust Millennial Awards of more than Pounds 16 million, writes Julia Hinde. The awards to hospital trusts and medical schools at...
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Edinburgh University wins another Pounds 7 million from Wellcome
Edinburgh University has also won another Pounds 7 million from Wellcome, having been chosen along with Oxford University to take part in a new project to look at the fundamental causes of heart...
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Welfare mapped
A MAP on welfare service provision, drawn by a London School of Economics and Political Science researcher, reveals a significant shift from the public to private sector under Conservative Party rule...
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High and dry
THE impact of global climate change on three arid areas of Africa is the subject of amultinational study led byUniversity of Wales Bangorscientists. The Euro-funded project involves experts in soil...
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Mudge on smudge
A project using vegetable oil to clear oil pollution from beaches has won a Pounds 25,000 environmental award from Enterprise Oil and Heriot-Watt University. Stephen Mudge, of the school of ocean...
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Xmas cries of conscience
HINDU and Sikh children worry less about celebrating Christmas than some youngsters who are devout Christians, according to research. In-depth interviews with young people from different ethnic...
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Tidings of great sadness
CHRISTMAS is a merry time for some, but for people suffering from Seasonally Affective Disorder (SAD) Christmas only makes them sadder. Mental health specialists at the University of Southampton have...
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East Timor riot probed
INDONESIA'S National Commission of Human Rights has set up an inquiry into East Timor after violence erupted at the island's university last month. The commission is not known to be sympathetic to...
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Moi uses v-cs in election bid
Kenyan president Daniel arap Moi has put together a campaign team for Monday's general election that includes vice chancellors and heads of state corporations, but no politicians. The move is to...