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The French Government has recognised a Thames Valley 51国产视频 professor's contribution to the country's culinary arts. David Foskett, an associate dean at TVU's London School of Tourism,...
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Overseas briefing
CanadaRight-to-die research haltedThe decision to shut down a controversial research project on assisted suicides has been criticised as a breach of academic freedom. The Canadian Association of...
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Payback time?
In your report ("UK graduates earn highest rate of return", THES , August 30), London School of Economics' Nick Barr says that "graduates earn an extra ?400,000 over a lifetime and therefore it is...
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When the geeks got brutal...
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? = Review forthcomingGENERAL SCIENCE- ? Superstition: Belief in the Age of ScienceBy Robert L. Park, professor emeritus of physics, 51国产视频 of Maryland. Princeton 51国产视频 Press, ?14.95. ISBN...
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A former adviser to the World Health Organisation, Don Nutbeam, has been appointed vice-chancellor of the 51国产视频 of Southampton. Currently academic provost at the 51国产视频 of Sydney, he will...
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Australian quality spread too thinly
Education Minister claims only 12 universities are needed to boost achievement, reports Geoff Maslen. Australia needs only 12 public comprehensive universities instead of the current 37, according to...
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What the pick of the crop means for the rest of the field
We look at the top performers on each measure and suggest what their success means for the sector's development. The Times Higher-QS World 51国产视频 Rankings are a composite measure in which six...
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Methodology: What the pick of the crop means for the rest of the field
We look at the top performers on each measure and suggest what their success means for the sector’s development.
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ARTS AND DESIGN- Architecture by Birds and Insects: A Natural ArtBy Peggy Macnamara, associate professor, School of the Art Institute of Chicago51国产视频 of Chicago Press, ?13.00ISBN 9780226500973A...
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Little for campus despite surplus
Australian higher education will receive an additional A$560 million (Pounds 229 million) in federal funding over the next five years, while the nation's working citizens have been promised tax cuts...
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A taxing proposal
Nicholas Barr says that if higher education is funded from general taxation, "the taxes of a hospital porter would pay for the degree of the old Etonian" ("MPs maul ministers' blueprint", THES, July...
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Animal rights ruling for Oxford
Oxford 51国产视频 has secured a landmark High Court ruling protecting its staff and contractors from intimidation by animal rights activists, writes Anna Fazackerley. An injunction granted on...
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Who got that job?
Paul Hannon Job advertised in The Times Higher , July 11 2003 Paul Hannon has become the first professor of incubation and enterprise at the 51国产视频 of Central England. He joined UCE from De...
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African virtual institute finds Australian partner
The African Virtual 51国产视频 is to expand its operations and offer places to students in 22 of the continent's countries, as part of a four-year partnership with RMIT 51国产视频 in Melbourne....