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Degrees don't make tycoons A university education does not help in the property market, a new survey suggests. Fourteen of the 20 tycoons on "The UK Property Rich List", published in the...
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Latest international news
Turkmenistan president doubles student grants President Saparmyrat Niyazov of Turkmenistan has doubled all student grants in honour of the fifth anniversary of his country’s neutrality.&...
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From today's UK papers
FINANCIAL TIMES The high-tech revolution means Indian students are in demand, but Australia, in spite of its smaller university system, attracts many more than the UK. THE GUARDIAN MPs are to...
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Latest UK news
A-level standards panel launched An international review panel to examine the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority’s stewardship of A-level standards is being launched today by the authority’s new...
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Latest international news
Sicily opens Mafia museum UN secretary-general Kofi Annan will tomorrow open a museum and documentation centre devoted to the Mafia in the Sicilian village of Corleone. The centre, linked to the...
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Latest UK news
Computer bug could strike Scottish exams A millennium bug in the Scottish Qualifications Authority’s new computer system could affect next year’s examinations, the Scottish Parliament’s...
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From today's UK papers
FINANCIAL TIMES The family of David Goldman, founder of multibillion-pound software company The Sage Group, has given a seven-figure endowment to Newcastle University's School of Management. The Bank...
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Higher education awards
Southampton Institute The following awards have been made: DBA : Timothy Field , founder of the UK National Workplace Bullying Advice Line; Lisa Napolitano , executive director of the Strategic...
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Higher education appointments
University of Surrey The following appointments have been announced: Tom Bridges , professor, has been appointed as head of mathematics for 3 years from October 1. Michael Kipps , professor, has been...
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Elite plan to go it alone over pay
Local pay bargaining in higher education came a step closer this week after the Association of University Teachers exposed moves by elite institutions to abandon the national negotiating structure....
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Newby is chosen for top job
Sir Howard Newby, vice-chancellor of the University of Southampton, has been appointed chief executive of the Higher Education Funding Council for England. Sir Howard, 52, president of Universities...
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Next week
NEWS Equality: what the universities are doing to improve their record. FEATURES Literature behind bars: why prison writing is all the rage at the Modern Languages Association. BOOKS 'Hello, I must...
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Irish students demand the return of grants
More than 2,000 Northern Irish students demonstrated this week to demand the abolition of tuition fees and the restoration of grants and social security benefit. Brian Slevin, convenor of the...
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Imperial to accept European graduates
Imperial College, London, has agreed to recognise the qualifications of three other European universities as equivalent to its own. Any student seeking a place on a masters course will be treated in...
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Centre to examine facets of learning
A new research centre for post-16 education and training is to be created as part of the Learning and Skills Development Agency, formerly the Further Education Development Agency. The centre will...