College libraries brought to book
In the fifth of our surveys on student life, Alan Thomson finds that students are disenchanted with poor computer facilities and inadequate libraries. If there was one thing that annoyed the majority...
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Malcolm Wicks
It is one thing to study the system, another to become part of it and quite another to care enough to try to change it. But Malcolm Wicks, 52, appointed an education minister in last week's reshuffle...
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Glittering prizes
King's College, London, has elected as fellows for 1999: Sir David Goldberg, professor of psychiatry at the Institute of Psychiatry; Barry Gough, professor of history and assistant dean of arts and...
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Cause for complaints
The Committee of Vice-Chancellors and Principals announced this week that, in keeping with the Dearing deadline, all universities now have student complaints and appeals procedures in place. Eagle-...
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Education hope for Namibia's first nation peoples
The San (Bushmen), who have lived in Namibia for more than 11,000 years, are among the world's oldest surviving hunter-gatherers. Despite the strides that have been made in Namibian education since...
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Astana
Officials from Kazakhstan's ministry of science and higher education face probable prosecution for spending 1.3 million tenge (Pounds 6,295) to refurbish its lavatories when education spending is...
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Bologna
A national survey by the Bologna-based inter-university network Almamater found that only 1.5 per cent of architecture students last year completed their degree courses in the required time, compared...
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Correction
It was stated in last week's THES that Plymouth University is owed Pounds 500,000 by student debtors. It is, in fact, Portsmouth University that is owed this sum. We apologise for this error.
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Cutting edge
Plants are being genetically engineered to tolerate drought and resist crop virus to boost food output in sub-Saharan Africa A recent paper on world food trends estimates that sub-Saharan Africa will...
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Sources of research funding
This week this section lists a selection of international funds available for researchers. Details should be submitted to research@thesis.co.uk BRITISH COUNCIL, SOUTH AFRICA www.britishcouncil.org/...
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Rome
Italy has announced a ¤20 billion (Pounds 13 billion) education plan for 2000-06 to combat unemployment and improve workers' qualifications. The project aims to promote collaboration between...
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Bangkok
Male transvestite students at at least one campus of a leading Thai teachers' college are allowed to wear women's school uniforms to classes, the Bangkok Post has reported. The policy, which differs...
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Cambridge on trial for radioactive loss
Cambridge University has pleaded guilty to three breaches of health and safety law following the loss of a radioactive substance, revealed exclusively by The THES last year. A further five alleged...
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Campus canteens told to name GM names
Universities will face extra costs when laws for labelling genetically modified food are introduced next month. From September, all catering services, from canteens to sandwich trolleys, will be...
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200 projects receive arts board grants
The Arts and Humanities Research Board has announced a third round of awards totalling Pounds 17,229,543 for more than 200 research projects. Awards include continued funding for some projects...