The 'shambles' over Daresbury
Labour MP Ian Gibson attacks his government's handling of the siting of the new synchrotron source. Kam Patel reports Former academic and Labour MP Ian Gibson has launched a scathing attack on the...
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Where the heart is, but not the incentive to stay
Northern Ireland has the potential to thrive if it encourages young people to study there, says George Bain Next week, United States president Bill Clinton returns to Northern Ireland. For all its...
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A holy case of divide and rule
The European Family
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Re-routing world water ways
The global management of water must be rethought, a new report urges. Wendy Barnaby reports. If politics is the art of the possible, this document is a work of art." The first words used by Kadar...
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Literary sense left for political points
The Politics of Jane Austen
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Aberystywth AUT censures management
A MEETING of the Aberystwyth branch of the Association of University Teachers has passed a motion of no confidence in the university's staff management strategy. It follows recent moves to axe up to...
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Analysis: Challenge 'too huge' for LSC?
Further education colleges need less red tape, simpler funding and support that does not stifle autonomy to thrive. Can the Learning and Skills Council provide the right conditions? Tony Tysome...
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Dispatches from the front
Scenes from the End - A War to be Won
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Don's Diary
Thursday The site I founded in my gap year, InfoYouth, for 16 to 24-year-olds, is launching in just under a week. Under the auspices of Schoolsnet, it will provide information for students on...
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A plum for Victoria?
Victoria, Australia, is determined to become a key player in the global digital economy. Peter Thomas went to assess its progress Melbourne, in the Australian state of Victoria, is the home of the...
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'Militants' rally to save jobs
A "new militancy" has taken root in higher education as up to 1,000 academic jobs face the axe in new universities. Support staff are to join academics' industrial action and there...
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Science projects suffer in squeeze
Strategic research by the British Geological Survey has suffered from a combination of government short-termism, the focused demands of commercial contracts and a long, gradual squeeze on science...
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For the record
Cambridge resubmits plans for animal lab Cambridge University has resubmitted plans for a pioneering neuroscience research laboratory despite fears that it will become a target for animal rights...
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Elite logs out of e-university
A complete rethink of the government's proposed e-university risks repeating the problems of the University for Industry. Plans for an elite core of institutions to lead the project - unveiled as...
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Caution: do not use life-saving substance
Pandora's Poison