A parrot learns to count, after a fashion
Scientists claimed to have taught a parrot to count items and identify objects and colours. The grey parrot, called Alex, was cited as an example of how complex cognitive capacities existed in a...
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Draft leak blows ill wind
Revelations about a draft report commissioned by French education minister Francois Bayrou have overshadowed his launch of a vast university consultation process decided upon last autumn to appease...
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Bosnians decry lack of support
Europe's handling of the crisis in Bosnia-Herzegovina was sharply criticised at a meeting of Bosnian and Austrian higher education officials in Austria. Academics are also wary of the way that...
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Students demand more power
Students at the University of Zagreb in Croatia have protested against legislation on student unions due to go before parliament later this month. The government, they say, drew up the bill without...
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Scientific hands bound by laws
Too many laws and regulations are suffocating research in Germany and preventing scientists from competing with advances in other countries such as the United Kingdom, according to leading scientists...
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Coalition cuts cause chaos
Australia's higher education system is facing massive disruption as unions renew their campaign for substantial pay rises. Staff believe that the new coalition government, which has announced cuts of...
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Clashes over Arafat curbs
Clashes between Palestinian police and students on campuses across the West Bank have escalated as Yasser Arafat continues his clampdown on supporters of Muslim fundamentalist groups such as Hamas...
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Halifax society building
Halifax, Nova Scotia is looking hard at its seven post-secondary institutions in a possible blueprint for other parts of the country. Earlier this month Nova Scotia's education minister, John Mac-...
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Boost for black universities
Financial relief for South Africa's historically "black" universities and technikons is on the way. Massively increased allocations from the government's new R300 million (Pounds 95 million) Student...
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Protests at Rhodes University and the University of Natal
* Rhodes University and the University of Natal have been hit by mass protests with students angered by, among other issues, alleged mistreatment by staff. At Rhodes University, 168 students and...
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Phi Beta blocker: society all Greek to Arizona
Last year 62 students at the University of Arizona were tapped for membership of Phi Beta Kappa. The price of putting the lofty Greek letters after their names was a measly $30. Traditionally people...
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Time to wield axe at excess credits
Spanish universities are struggling to broaden their curricula. Rebecca Warden reports from Valencia where the country's rectors drew up their rescue plan and where staff and students at the city's...
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Report's sad note
When one of a report's recommendations is deemed "intriguing" even by its chairman, it is probably a suggestion that requires plenty of hard thought. 11 = /And a quick read of this week's National...
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Hell was best fundraiser
In more religious times the fear of hell, of long spells in purgatory, or of divine retribution provided a powerful motive for philanthropy. "Five hundred poor have I in yearly pay who twice a day...
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A quid pro quo - after deductions
By and large, the new rapprochement between business and our universities and colleges has been as helpful to the profit-makers as it has to the educators, and the much greater emphasis today on...