Don's diary
Monday The flights to Africa do not leave until midnight so I use a free day to explore Lisbon, capital of the old empire, before visiting the empire itself. Check with my publisher that the...
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A great but flawed president
ARGUABLY the most important thing to happen in Washington DC this summer had little to do with Republicans and Democrats and their efforts to reveal each other's campaign finance shenanigans. What...
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The f-word that will change everything
WHEN student loans were introduced I remember quoting a reassuring statement from the then Department of Education and Science that the value of the loan would not reach 50 per cent of the...
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Economist backs Scots tax
A "TARTAN tax" under a Scottish parliament could mean higher profits for Scottish businesses, and attract inward investment, according to a leading academic economist. The run-up to the Scottish...
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Sussex close to Nasa deal
ELECTRICAL engineers at Sussex University were this week expected to sign a deal with Nasa to design a linear electric motor to help launch spacecraft. The technology could soon help Nasa save...
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Scientific peer review 'in crisis'
UNIVERSITIES are facing a crisis of peer review according to Southampton vice chancellor Howard Newby, who this week publicly criticised the top-down style of scientific management emerging in higher...
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How oil helps cut price of a pint
Oil industry helps refine beer A PENNY could soon be cut off a pint of beer, thanks to scientists at Bradford University who are bringing skills learned in the oil industry to the art of brewing....
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Alcopops too dear to entice young
Scientists in alcopops rethink Alcopops, the controversial fruit-flavoured alcoholic drinks that taste like soft drinks, are too expensive to increase under-age drinking seriously, researchers have...
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Shooting ahead: A contestant at the annual European Kyudo seminar
(Photograph) - Shooting ahead: A contestant at the annual European Kyudo seminar held at the University of Kent, Canterbury, this month. In Kyudo, a Japanese form of archery, archers are expected to...
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Title chaos hits degree credibility
An explosion in the number and types of higher education award titles is threatening the national and international currency of the first and postgraduate degree, a study has found. The creation of...
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National learning credit transfer has no future
The transfer of learning "credit" on a national scale in higher education is virtually a dead concept, according to a new study, writes Tony Tysome. Credit accumulated by students through credit...
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Librarians move into the reference section
In the second of our series, we look at what students can expect from some fast-growing and fast-changing subjects Computer technology is transforming librarianship, shifting much of it from...
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Gays can wed in Harvard church
Two of the most prestigious United States universities have opened the door to same-sex "commitment ceremonies" in their chapels, placing themselves in the middle of a national debate over whether or...
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Big input fails to plug gap
In the second of our series, we look at what students can expect from some fast-growing and fast-changing subjects In 1986 there were just 3,200 students studying for computer science degrees and...
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Salt link to Mars life
Salt mines on Earth could aid the search for life on Mars, say researchers from Leicester University's department of microbiology and immunology. On Earth, the evaporation of ancient salt lakes...