Future looks blurred
Universities and colleges must face up to the blurring of distinctions between part-time and full-time courses, and between undergraduate and postgraduate education, two professors have told Scottish...
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Think ahead
(Photograph) - Think ahead: Jon Buck, a design faculty lecturer at the Southampton Institute, was chosen from 150 UK artists to create a sculpture for the exterior of Harlesdon Magistrates Court in...
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Antarctic drilling to reveal climate change
Scientists plan to drill deep into the ice of the Antarctic to see what the materials deposited four kilometres deep can reveal about sudden changes in climate up to half a million years ago - and...
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Vacating the science hot seat
Sir William Stewart, the Government's chief scientific adviser, retires this week. He talks to Kam Patel. Sir William Stewart's retirement this week as the Government's chief scientific adviser marks...
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Snake charmer
(Photograph) - Snake charmer: The Cambridge Natural History Society held its annual Conversazione in the department of zoology last week. The 100 exhibitors included local naturalists, schools and...
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Managers get more macho
The shiny new face of further education with its caring nature and liberal outlook is challenged by fresh research that has uncovered a "disturbing" and growing trend towards a harder-edged masculine...
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Byte for bite to beat decay
Dental fillings of the future will be custom-built by a computer from porcelain, according to researchers from Liverpool University. They will be tooth-coloured and will last much longer than normal...
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Young teachers queue for charity
A hardship fund for destitute teachers is facing more and more requests for money from new graduates entering the profession. Student loans have been blamed for the sudden upsurge in cries for help...
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Are you sitting comfortably?
Terror of the dentist can be cured in 70 per cent of cases by behavioural therapy, according to research at the Institute of Psychiatry in London. And those who make it to the dentist's waiting room...
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Life line
(Photograph) - Life line: Businessman and conservationist Patrick Roper contemplates the creation of a line of trees along the 0-degrees longitude Greenwich meridian, running from north Humberside...
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Unions demand report
Scotland's further education unions are demanding to see a report into the troubled Borders College after a Government inquiry dismissed allegations of mismanagement. Staff last year passed a vote of...
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Scotland compared to the rest
Scottish Office moves to merge academic and vocational education in school-leaving qualifications seem likely to please both the Scottish public and employers. The Scottish Office Education...
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V-cs look at 'honest deal' code
Vice chancellors are debating a code of conduct for the treatment of overseas students which urges British institutions not to seek recruits by criticising each other. The theme of "honest dealing"...
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Art mimics life
(Photograph) - Art mimics life: computer artist William Latham creates his work by mimicking genetic processes that generate life on computer. Latham, who recently gave a presentation at the...
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Trent's Powerhouse plays host to censorship storm
Nottingham Trent University has been accused of censorship after its decision to cancel a performance of the controversial play Geek at the end of last month. The play, which was due to show at the...