http://www.therundown.co.uk/newsblog/academia/ Stories from the world of academics - and students' brief forrays into studying. en-gb Sat, 17 Sep 2005 14:16:00 +0100 (C) Hull Media Ltd, http://www.hullmedia.com http://www.therundown.co.uk/syndication/ Glasgow University is trying to shed staff in an attempt to reduce its £10.5m deficit. http://www.therundown.co.uk/newsblog/academia/1126962982/ A controversial Islamic scholar who was banned from the US has been offered a job in the UK. http://www.therundown.co.uk/newsblog/academia/1125159635/ SOAS lecturers are unhappy with a restructuring programme at their library. http://www.therundown.co.uk/newsblog/academia/1124979655/ Lecturers are leaving the country because they want better pay, according to a government report. http://www.therundown.co.uk/newsblog/academia/1123775064/ 89 Scottish students found out whether or not they had got into university a day before they got their results. http://www.therundown.co.uk/newsblog/academia/1123770743/ UCE's vice-chancellor has been having problems opening doors. http://www.therundown.co.uk/newsblog/academia/1123693093/ James Bell has been telling the BBC that his golf studies degree was not for dossers. http://www.therundown.co.uk/newsblog/academia/1123776604/ The University of London may not survive long in its current form because key colleges want to break away. http://www.therundown.co.uk/newsblog/academia/1123431610/ Part-time Open University lecturers are complaining about their pay. http://www.therundown.co.uk/newsblog/academia/1122908583/ The vice-chancellor at a Welsh university has lost a vote of no confidence in him. http://www.therundown.co.uk/newsblog/academia/1121698674/ A student at Durham discovered his exam results online early thanks to a computer glitch. http://www.therundown.co.uk/newsblog/academia/1121250507/