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Political observers had predicted that Claude Allegre would be sacked as education minister in the French government reshuffle at the end of March. Few, however, had foreseen that his replacement...
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On the move
Michael Brown, pro vice-chancellor of De Montfort University, is to be the new vice-chancellor and chief executive of Liverpool John Moores University. He will take up the appointment this summer....
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Glittering prizes
The Templeton Foundation in New York has announced that it will award the Templeton prize for progress in religion to the physicist Freeman J. Dyson. The award is given for originality in advancing...
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Send in the history platoon
Harvey Kaye suggests how American scholars might help represent European history in the 'Museum of Europe' To help keep the peace, it looks like we Americans may need to send not only combat troops...
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Florence
A study at the University of Florence has revealed that only 10 per cent of all full professors there are female, compared with 35 per cent of researchers - the lowest category of university...
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Madrid
A prominent critic of Spain's higher education system will hold the country's first Unesco chair on university management and policy. Francisco Michavila, a former secretary general of the...
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Paris
Claude Allegre lost his job as France's minister for education, research and technology in a government reshuffle on Monday. He has been replaced as education minister by veteran socialist politician...
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Addis Ababa
Representatives of hundreds of students from the Republic of Congo-Brazzaville studying in Bulgaria and Romania have sent a letter to the secretary general of the Organisation of African Unity in...
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Stressed dons left suicidal
Australian academics claim their stress levels have risen dramatically over the past five years and are affecting their personal and professional welfare. An initial study by Melbourne researchers...
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Sources for research funding
Each week this section lists funds available for academic researchers. Items for inclusion should be submitted to research@thes.co.uk ENGINEERING AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL www.epsrc.ac....
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Exploit your experience
WHY They believe that students benefit by observing how academics study and feed it into their own work WHAT Historians at Nottingham Trent University are exposing themselves... and not being...
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Agony aunt
Q My life is being made a misery by my department head's bullying attitude. What can I do? A The old folk wisdom that bullies can sense vulnerable victims and need to be challenged is as true as ever...
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Kenya tells surplus students to go abroad
Public universities in Kenya will admit only 8,150 first-year students this year, just per cent of those who have attained the minimum entry qualifications. However, about 1,200 students are expected...
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Cape Town v-c: two left in race
The race is on for the leadership of South Africa's top university following the departure of vice-chancellor Mamphela Ramphele to the World Bank. But few people seem to want the job. The University...
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'Harassed' white staff sue on race grounds
Five white professors have sued the predominantly black university where they work for discriminating against them on grounds of ethnicity and are seeking more than $1 million in damages. The suit...