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UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ENGLAND: Maria Tighe, consultant to the Law Society and Council for National Academic Awards, has been appointed professor and head of the department of law in the business...
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LIVERPOOL INSTITUTE OF HIGHER EDUCATION Simon Lee, currently professor of jurisprudence in the faculty of law at Queen's University Belfast, will succeed James Burke, the institute's first Rector, on...
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We have the technology
John Taylor argues that the human mind can be modelled by machines. We live in extraordinarily volatile times, with constant challenges to any established authority, and clashes between people with...
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Satellite snooping approaches legal orbit
Aisling Irwin reports from the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Atlanta. An American academic says she was asked by the Los Angeles police department this...
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Male fish play mating game to boost yields
Aisling Irwin reports from the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Atlanta. A biologist has mated two male fish, producing some "extra" male offspring with...
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American roots in Siberia
Aisling Irwin reports from the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Atlanta. Geneticists believe that the first humans reached America 30,000 years ago by...
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Video stills the criminal star
Aisling Irwin reports from the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Atlanta. The video footage of a murderer's getaway car, which was so blurred that not even...
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Neutron bombs shed light on past societies
Aisling Irwin reports from the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Atlanta. High-tech neutron techniques are being used by archaeologists to examine ancient...
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Quality assurance union will take time
The Valentine's Day meeting that was to begin the delicate process of wedding the two quality assurance bodies for English universities has led to forecasts of an extremely long engagement. Graeme...
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Newton ponders suicide inquiry
Tony Newton, Lord President of the Privy Council, is considering whether he has the power to launch an inquiry into David Regan's suicide and "related matters" at Nottingham University. Mr Newton, as...
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Semester exams vote
Students at Liverpool John Moores University are to be balloted by their union over the timing of semester-end examinations. End of semester pressure is one of the main complaints raised by students...
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Student incompetence prompts maths review
Concern over the mathematical competence of students starting degree courses in mathematics, science and engineering has spurred the London Mathematical Society to launch an inquiry into the National...
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Students protest over rent hike
Nearly Pounds 800,000 worth of rent is being withheld by students at two universities, in disputes over rent increases and poor accommodation. Students at Leeds University have withheld Pounds 650,...
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Porn ban row
Media students at the University of Westminster are protesting that a magazine produced as part of their coursework has been seized by the university and distribution stopped. The magazine, Anon...
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Tribunal to reassess plagiarism allegations
Allegations of plagiarism against former University College of Wales, Aberystwyth education lecturer Janem Jones are to be formally investigated by the University of Wales. The allegations first came...