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HESA findings for 1996-97 reveal that: * Male first-degree graduates are almost twice as likely to study for a higher degree by research (18 per cent of men compared with 10 per cent of women). * 54...
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Outside advice a must for biotech
Biotechnology firms should be required to consult independent experts about drug trials, the Commons Committee on Science and Technology said this week, writes Alison Goddard. The recommendation...
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Institutional arms in arms
FIFTEEN British universities and 21 Oxbridge colleges held shares in major arms-exporting companies last year, according to a blacklist compiled by the Campaign Against Arms Trade. The pressure group...
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Help for the unsure at Pounds 130 an hour
HUNDREDS of students who fail to make the grade this year will put their trust in an educational consultancy charging Pounds 130 an hour. Gabbitas Educational Consultants is expecting to hear from...
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A-level rise starts to slow
The relentless rise in A-level passes showed signs of slowing as university clearing began this week. The number of passes at grades A to E rose by 16,089 to 697,362 this year. This means that...
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South Africa sorted over dinner
SOUTH Africa's first female black vice-chancellor says white males were her biggest allies during a difficult period of sweeping changes at her university. Speaking this week at the Association of...
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Student gripes head for QAA
THE Quality Assurance Agency may take on the role of independent ombudsman for student complaints. At the moment the QAA has no powers to intervene in individual disputes between students and...
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UMIST joins NUS quitters
STUDENTS at the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology are to disaffiliate from their national union. UMIST students' association will become only the second university student...
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Couple who went sick and ran pub settle for Pounds 25,000
A FORMER college principal and his lover, sacked after an inquiry by governors into staff complaints, have settled claims of unfair dismissal out of court. Neil Preston, dismissed as principal of...
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Number's up
So who says officials at the Office of Science and Technology can't count? We do. Staff totals in their SET statistics do not add up. After blaming the Universities Statistical Record and the Higher...
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Kiss and no make-up for animal groups
THE Boyd group of academics who perform research on animals this week joined animal welfare campaigners in calling for an end to using animals in testing cosmetics. But the cosmetics industry appears...
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Lasers put planets on accurate map
SPACE exploration will receive a boost from a new laser measuring technique due to be announced at a conference in Glasgow next month. Scientists at Nasa in the United States have devised a system...
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QAA raps Leeds for media studies failure
LEEDS University has fallen foul of Quality Assurance Agency inspectors, who found "clear evidence that the university's own quality assurance arrangements had been ineffective". The QAA said the...
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Welsh guide for foreign ventures
WELSH institutions offering franchised programmes abroad should ensure such activities are developed and managed within the institution's established planning and control framework, that management...
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Waive fees for caring professions, says AUT
TUITION fees should be waived for all students who enter careers such as teaching and medicine, the Association of University Teachers said this week. Graduates who join such professions will find...