News in brief - 8 May 2014
Teacher trainingGove announces reviewMichael Gove, the education secretary, has announced an independent review of the quality and effectiveness of initial teacher training courses. The review, which...
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Imperial College鈥檚 new president to be Alice Gast
Imperial College London has named Alice Gast as its next president.
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Postgraduate projects gain 拢25 million from Hefce
More than 拢25 million has been awarded by England鈥檚 funding council to 20 pilot projects designed to support postgraduate students.
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It鈥檚 Complicated: The Social Lives of Networked Teens, by Danah Boyd
Tara Brabazon on an attempt to capture and express the voice of young people
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Institute will be a boost to industry
Cambridge University and top business leaders have joined forces to create a new Institute for Manufacturing to act as a focal point for the industry. The institute will bring together the economics...
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Parliament to debate Commission's ideas for a more coherent space strategy
Brussels, 11 January 2002 The European Parliament will debate a Commission communication on the need to develop a more coherent European space strategy on 16 January. The European Council called upon...
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International report urges pharmaceutical industry to invest more in nanotechnology
Brussels, 17 Feb 2005 While EU governments are making funding available for nanotechnology research, major pharmaceutical companies are investing very little money or human resources in this field,...
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Benefits culture: rethinking Mozart on Maggie鈥檚 dole
Nicholas Till acknowledges his debt to Margaret Thatcher and explains why he regrets his Cambridge degree
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UK immigration: farce, then tragedy?
Racist government policies hurt the higher education sector, says Kevin聽Fong, but the harm doesn鈥檛 stop there
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Asking for it
It is hardly surprising that the pace of growth in anglophone taught master鈥檚 courses offered in continental Europe is picking up (鈥淎 warm Euro welcome - and聽in English, too鈥, News, 10聽October).For...
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No regrets, says outgoing EPSRC chief David Delpy
鈥楾hick skin鈥 helped research council boss take the flak for controversial shaping capability measures
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Best University Workplace Survey 2015: results and analysis
The results show that most people in the sector enjoy their work and their colleagues, but some are happier than others
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Queen鈥檚 Anniversary Prize winners announced
Twenty institutions have been announced as winners of the Queen鈥檚 Anniversary Prizes for Higher and Further Education.
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Nanotechnology centre stage at Innovate 2006, UK Technology Strategy Board's annual conference
London, 2 November 2006 A new era with a complete network of 22 Nanotechnology Centres linking up across the UK will be officially ushered in at a networking reception to be held today at the...
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News in brief - 18 July 2013
Saudi Arabian scholarship programmeAmerica, here they comeHuge investment by the government of Saudi Arabia in overseas scholarships brought a flood of young Saudis to the US, an analysis suggests....