Private line to public purse
The collapse of eastern Europe has shown state-run industry to be a failure, is it the same for state-run universities? THES looks at the competition With more than 200,000 students in fee-paying...
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White lies damage global ecology
Washing powder adverts that capitalise on claims to environmental friendliness should be banned because they are untrue and distort the market, say scientists at Imperial College. Many detergents are...
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Delorian figure rises on Italy's left
Ex-academic Romano Prodi is set to be one of the key figures in the realignment of Italian politics, says a British academic specialist. Mark Donovan, lecturer in politics at the University of Wales...
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Beer and chips at Swansea
Enabling computers to predict the taste of new beers is the aim of mathematical models being developed at Swansea University for the brewing industry. Intended to substantially reduce the cost of...
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Manner of speech helps disabled
Disabled people could soon be able to control their household appliances by voice thanks to a collaboration between cyberneticists at Reading University and a local firm. The work by Nicholas Lee, a...
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Onward Christian scientists via video
Leading scientists challenge the view that nothing should be believed unless proven scientifically in a video series next week. The Christian Education Movement, which is marketing the videos, says...
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Health first on Chinese life menu
Running a Chinese restaurant is very, very good for you. According to data from the 1991 census, United Kingdom Chinese are a third less likely to suffer illness and almost 50 per cent less likely to...
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Ulster FE in contract battle
Further education colleges in Northern Ireland have been warned they could lose 2 per cent of their budgets if they fail to get lecturers to sign new flexible contracts. The threat comes in a letter...
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Wessex family gets together
Southampton is considering forming a regional university with its four accredited colleges based on the multi-campus model common in the United States. The project, already being referred to as the...
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Scots lack self-criticism
Scotland's higher education institutions are failing to be sufficiently self-critical when assessing their teaching quality, the Scottish Higher Education Funding Council has warned. In its second...
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Highlands goes hi-tech
The new chairman of the University for the Highlands and Islands academic council believes high-tech links between all the colleges in the project could be in place by the end of this year. Mick...
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Alumni urged to build on goodwill
More than three-quarters of international students are so positive about their experiences of British undergraduate life that they would recommend their institution to family and friends - but a...
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Anger over student's forced exit
The forcible return of a student union president to his native Zimbabwe has triggered a storm of protest from his university, student union, member of parliament and the National Union of Students....
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Science teaching `heading for disaster'
The Association of University Teachers warns of "absolute disaster" for key areas of science in universities because of recruitment difficulties associated with growing numbers of senior scientists...
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Super model
(Photograph) - Super model: The first phase of the new University College of Lincolnshire campus is to be built on the derelict 15-hectare site which the Royal Fine Arts Commission called "the...