Makerere gets tough with Uganda treasury
Makerere University in Uganda has postponed the admission of 2,000 government-sponsored students until the ministry of finance confirms the funds are available. Last year the university suffered a...
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Argentina shelves cuts
Nationwide protests have forced the Argentine government to shelve plans for drastic cuts to education funding. The budget, drawn up by the government under pressure from the International Monetary...
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US cuts campus contact abroad
Cuts in government and philanthropic foundation funding is hitting international research, graduate study and academic exchange hard, according to a report to be released this month. The Association...
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Oz has 'urgent' need for fresh thinking
Australia needs Pounds 49 million more in research funding this year just to stand still. Geoff Maslen reports The Australian Academy of Science has called on the federal government to back a five-...
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Railroaders and net buccaneers
INFORMATION RULES: a strategic guide to the network economy. By Carl Shapiro and Hal Varian. Harvard Business School Press, 362pp $29.95/Pounds 22.95 - ISBN 0 87584 863 X. This book is a must read...
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Pounds 1m software initiative gives students a qualification goal
Software giant Oracle has signed up more than 40 United Kingdom institutions in an academic site licence scheme which supporters say offers flexibility and saves money. The scheme also helps students...
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Readers' reactions
Last week in The THES... we asked whether the genetic engineering of disabilities from people should be welcomed. Andy Miah De Montfort University There is a need to ensure that the direction that...
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FE cash handouts are reassessed
A special interest group for the growing number of universities that provide further education courses has been established amid concern that funding allocations may soon "bear no relation" to actual...
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MP calls for inquiry into FEFC
A former minister has called on public funding watchdogs to investigate the Further Education Funding Council, amid concerns that it has been too slow to act on failing colleges, writes Phil Baty....
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Dow know-how
The London Business School has signed a multi-year, flat-fee agreement with Dow Jones Interactive that provides students, staff and alumni with a news and information service. The deal gives users...
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Age and reason
A University of Dundee professor whose work in developing information technology systems to support elderly and disabled people is to advise government and business on IT futures as part of the...
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Quality spread
The Further Education Funding Council has awarded a kitemark to a spreadsheet, developed by Information System Networks of Abingdon, Oxfordshire that meets the FEFC's legal requirements and allows...
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Free port
A-level students are being encouraged to make the internet their first port of call when choosing universities and degree courses. Student World (http://www.student-world.co.uk) based in Sussex,...
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Classic content
The Penguin Group has launched PenguinClassics.com, an internet site focused on literary classics resources. The company will commission exclusive content for the site in the form of essays and...
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Distance learning fails to close gap
Two American studies have raised questions about quality and access in distance learning . The College Board, the United States university association that administers the SAT college entrance...