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We cannot let March end without pillorying the Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council for this month's page of its 1997 calendar, which commemorates William Herschel's discovery of the...
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A glow in his eyes
New Labour, new NUS. Blairite phrases filled the air at this week's meeting of the National Union of Students in Blackpool, where almost all talk was of unity, reform - and victory. Rowdy elements...
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Star burst
Alumnus to be proud of No: 95 has contrived to be implicated in the creation of a new black hole without any qualification in either cosmology or astronomy. Kyriacos Papouis is currently suspended...
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Cambridge offends top-flight dons
Cambridge University contravened its mission statement by denying its staff "long-overdue" promotion opportunities after spending Pounds 1.2 million drafting in new recruits to boost its research...
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Cuts to hit business
Sir Gordon Beveridge, vice chancellor of Queen's University Belfast, has warned business leaders that Government funding cuts could severely hamper Northern Ireland's economic development and lead to...
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Election threat to Scottish funds
Scottish higher education will face disaster next year if the next Government implements proposed cuts of more than 5 per cent, the Association of University Teachers Scotland has warned. Provisional...
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Quick fit dance fix
Dance students at the Northern School of Contemporary Dance are leaping ahead of rivals in London by applying the latest techniques of sports science to the dance studio. Injury prevention is a...
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Engineers to toughen entry
THE Engineering Council may propose a tiering of the Chartered Engineer qualification in an effort to dampen fierce criticisms of its plans to reform engineering education and training. According to...
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Brits told to follow Oz lead on fees
BRITISH higher education policy makers should learn from the success of Australia's pioneering model of income contingent tuition fees, Bruce Chapman of the Australian National University told Royal...
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Seminars checked on size
MANY students are too terrified to participate in seminar groups larger than 12, according to Warwick University research on teaching in higher education. Teaching methods at the university's...
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Whether or not forecasters
No TV studio on election night will be complete without its academic. Huw Richards reports on a select breed Whatever the proclaimed disillusionment with party politics, general elections remain...
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Physicists flock to enjoy life in City
TOP PhD physics students are increasingly tempted to drop their research and take up lucrative jobs in London's Square Mile, delegates at the Institute of Physics conference heard this week. Bryan...
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Wealthy women who cannot stay wed
Reports by Phil Baty from the Royal Economic Society's annual conference at Staffordshire University this week. See research papers. The higher a woman's salary, the more likely she is to get...
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Europeans suffer macro-misery
Reports by Phil Baty from the Royal Economic Society's annual conference at Staffordshire University this week. See research papers. Macro-movements in the economy have a clear effect on people's...
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Non-whites less likely to get on their bikes
Reports by Phil Baty from the Royal Economic Society's annual conference at Staffordshire University this week. See research papers. Britain's ethnic minorities are unwilling to commute to work and...