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Research assistant James Oldham adjusts the marker devices on a patient at the University of Plymouth's Movement Gait Analysis Laboratory. The university has spent more than £140,000 on cameras,...
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Higher education appointments
University of Durham Colette Eggleton , formerly responsible for marketing Learning North East at the University of Sunderland, has been appointed marketing and development manager to the university'...
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eTutor of the Year 2001
eTutor of the Year 2001 Are you using a virtual learning environment? Are you using it as more than just a web site? Win £1,000 cash in a THES/LTSN competition Full details and entry form Closing...
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From today's UK papers
The Guardian Lecturers and teachers have signalled a series of one-day strikes over pay that could disrupt the courses of thousands of students as early as next month. The Independent After a nine-...
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Latest UK news
Demand for HE almost static Demand for university places is almost static, according to figures released today by the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service. Just 0.8 per cent more people had...
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Latest international news
Liberal activists' arrests spark protest Students at Tehran University have protested against the arrest of more than 40 Iranian liberal opposition activists including the head of the university's...
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Latest UK news
Student rents rising fast Student accommodation charges are rising much faster than the rate of inflation, according to a new survey from the National Union of Students. The study found that average...
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Latest international news
Bush announces increase in research spending United States president George W. Bush's 2002 budget proposal increases spending on federally financed basic research by 6 per cent but spending on global...
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From today's UK papers
The Guardian According to a National Union of Students survey published today, the large-scale privatisation of university residences is hitting student pockets hard. Unequal internet access for...
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Synchrotron Radiation Source: access to beam time
Deadline: 11/05/2001
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Project Grants
Deadline: 18/05/2001
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Latest international news
Muslims denounce women's football in Kuwait Kuwait University is under pressure to cancel a women's football tournament due to take place today after the Muslim Brotherhood denounced it as a...
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Latest UK news
Physics head quits over job losses The head of physics at Queen Mary, University of London, has quit in protest against job losses in the department. Peter Clegg resigned after four senior staff...
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From today's UK papers
Financial Times The University of Cambridge again tops the FT 's "employer-oriented" league table of UK universities. (Weekend 7/8 April) Although the universities of Oxford and Cambridge have a...
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Dropout rates don't reflect quality of provision, report says
An obsession with retention and achievement rates may lead further education colleges to refuse to recruit students who are likely to drop out, according to a new report, writes Alison Utley....