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1. State Dept. Plans Tighter Control of Security Firm
WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 — The State Department, seeking to retain its relationship with Blackwater USA while trying to bring the company’s armed guards under tighter control, said Friday that it would now send its own personnel as monitor..
Media Source http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/06/washington/06blackwater.html?ref=us
Further readingThe media has been Posted on : 6/10/2007
2. U.N. envoy details Myanmar mission
UNITED NATIONS -- Despite his appeals during a recent visit to Myanmar, the military regime continues to arrest protesters in midnight raids, arbitrarily detain people and relocate monks outside the capital, U.N. envoy Ibrahim Gambari told the Securit..
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The media has been Posted on : 2/10/2007
3. VSU adds to postgrad woes
POSTGRADUATE students are the hidden victims of voluntary student unionism legislation, with at least eight universities no longer having independent postgraduate student associations.
Research by the Council of Australian Postgraduate Associati..
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The media has been Posted on : 20/08/2007
4. Academic almost on top of world
Professor Powell, a professorial fellow in earth sciences at the University of Melbourne, has been cited 1825 times during the past 10 years, according to a study of geology research by publisher Thomson Scientific.
Thomson analysed data from more ..
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The media has been Posted on : 20/08/2007
5. Actors play sick for exams
A SYDNEY hospital has begun hiring professional actors to play sick patients in university medical exams to give trainee doctors a "more realistic" treatment experience.
The University of Sydney's Westmead Hospital Clinical School has started th..
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The media has been Posted on : 18/08/2007
6. Unis tout for students
Thousands of students are making the yearly pilgrimage to check out what is on offer at universities across the country from August to September, considered open day season.
And universities are getting more competitive in vying for student atten..
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The media has been Posted on : 15/08/2007
7. Push for data on private providers
AS private providers push deeper into the higher education market, the scarcity of consumer information about them will become more obvious, says Richard Evered of The Good Universities Guide.
Although the 2008 guide draws attention to the rise ..
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The media has been Posted on : 15/08/2007
8. Network addresses skills shortage
TUITION scholarships targetting areas of skills shortage and a federal funding boost of one third over five years in some fields would underpin an assault on Australia's skills shortage. The Australian Technology Network of universities argues that..
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The media has been Posted on : 14/08/2007
9. Canberra Uni to cut 100 jobs
THE University of Canberra will cut about 100 administrative jobs to save money, it has announced.
The university said it expected that 80 staff members would accept "voluntary separation" and leave before the end of the year.
It would di..
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The media has been Posted on : 10/08/2007
10. Consultancy services on offer
AN institute for the training of the next generation of university and VET leaders would offer consultancy services as well as masters degrees and short courses, its prospectus has announced. The LH Martin Institute for Higher Education Leadership ..
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The media has been Posted on : 9/08/2007