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Argentinians strike over cuts More than 90 per cent of academics at Argentina's universities have struck in protest at cuts imposed because of the country...
Argentinians strike over cuts More than 90 per cent of academics at Argentina's universities have struck in protest at cuts imposed because of the country...
Wisconsin sues stem-cell firm Wisconsin University is to sue the California-based biotechnology company Geron Corporation over intellectual property rights to embryonic stem cells that it developed....
Guardian A-levels: more students will achieve gold standard passes than ever before. After 50 years, the exam is well overdue for a fundamental review Independent Humans could be easier to clone than...
A-level results expected to improve This year’s A-level results, published tomorrow, are expected to show another rise in the number of students passing and gaining the top grade. Last year, the pass...
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SQA claims success with Higher results The Scottish Qualifications Authority has claimed a success rate of more than 99 per cent in getting accurate and prompt results to Higher examination...
The Independent The A-level results of about 250,000 candidates, due on Thursday, will show a rise in the pass rate for the 19th year in succession. Human skin cells may have the ability to transform...
Brazil to boost research investment Brazil’s science and technology minister, Ronaldo Mota Sardenberg, has announced government plans to increase scientific research investment from 1.4 per...
Financial Times Laura d'Andrea Tyson, former head of the Council of Economic Advisers to President Bill Clinton, is leaving Haas School of Business in Berkeley, California, to be dean of London...
China aims for 16 million students China is to increase the number of university students to 16 million over the next five years, up from 11 million in 2000, the People’s Daily reports. Wary...
University hopefuls prove discriminating customers University candidates discriminate between old and new universities, according to research. Barkers Education, a recruitment advertising and...
Pressure mounts against US stem cell research Opponents of federal funding for stem-cell research are expected to introduce legislation in Congress despite President George Bush’s televised...