Australia competes on quality
Quality monitoring processes in Australia's public universities have improved markedly over the past 12 months, according to the government's quality audit committee. In its second report since 1993...
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Student unrest rocks Swaziland royal rulers
The University of Swaziland has become the focus of a political storm which has little to do with academe but may jeopardise future government funding of higher education in the small kingdom....
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Mandela slams `reverse racism'
Nelson Mandela has accused vice chancellors at historically white South African universities of "racism in reverse" for allowing unruly black students to disrupt campuses. His comments came as a...
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Yale gift continues trend to restricted donations
American millionaires who donate large sums of money to their alma maters are increasingly doing so with strings attached. So the decision of Texas billionaire Lee Bass to give $20 million (Pounds 13...
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Immigrants face grants exclusion
A Bill approved by the United States House of Representatives economic and educational opportunities committee, will prevent legal immigrants who have not applied for citizenship from qualifying for...
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When welcome meant wait
To receive a letter saying "Welcome to Cornell" and "We are delighted to welcome you to the university", would tend to give the impression you had gained admittance, writes Lucy Hodges. Elizabeth...
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Colleges fear funding shake up
Members of Canadian universities fear their institutions will lose as the provinces exercise greater control over spending under changes introduced in the 1995/96 budget. Cash payments are expected...
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Presidents divided by quality bid
An effort to reform quality control in United States colleges and universities is running into such stiff opposition that it may be ditched if a consensus cannot be reached. Some university...
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Fee move hits asylum seekers
The Government has been criticised for closing a loophole over course fees for overseas students without offering protection from the full cost for asylum seekers. Tim Boswell, further and higher...
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Maths forecasts may soon save lives
Julian Hunt, president of the Institute of Mathematics, yesterday held out the promise of mathematicians in the future being able to differentiate between natural and man-made variability in the...
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Centre sifts evidence on health
A controversial approach to providing research and information back-up for health professionals is the focus of a centre opened in Oxford this week. "Evidence-based medicine" is an idea imported from...
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Global warming to resite wheat crops
A new model of the effects of global warming predicts that wheat crop production could drop by a third in drought-prone countries and those of low latitude. But crop production could surge elsewhere...
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Putting heads together helps hearts
A multi-disciplinary approach to problems faced by heart surgeons is producing significant progress in the treatment of coronary disease, according to Gianni Angelini, professor of cardiothoracic...
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Trail of martyr's remains goes cold
É«ºÐÖ±²¥ Office delays are preventing the final chapter being written in an archaeological quest to recover the head of Yagan, an assassinated Aboriginal leader. Southampton University postgraduate...
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Supercrete to rule world
A world of half-mile high skyscrapers has come closer with the development of a new super concrete at Dundee University. "Nothing can touch this material. It has amazing properties," said Rod Jones...