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Why parents prefer private schools
26th March 2004, AllAfrica.com, Worldwide
Article about a workshop on the role of public/private partnership in providing access of low income families to basic education in Africa and Asia, for which Newcastle University's E. G. West Centre was one of the organisers.
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Talented Shona gives due accord to unlucky break
25th March 2004, The Northern Echo, UK
Shona Kipling has won a £37,500 BBC Fame Academy educational bursary, and hopes to win a place at Newcastle University to study folk and traditional music, after taking up the accordion to help her recover from a broken arm. No URL
State schools did their best for me, says prodigy
25th March 2004, The Journal, UK
Talented Newcastle University electronics student, Martin Rosinski, says his schools did all they could to help his specific abilities.
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In loving memory, a £145,000 cheque
25th March 2004, The Journal, UK
A donation from a retired businessman who raised £145,000 in memory of his wife after her death from colon cancer will be used to support cancer research at the University. No URL
'Break up ships in UK' call
25th March 2004, The Journal, UK
Shipping industry expert, George Bruce (Marine Science and Technology), has backed calls for the creation of a job-creating ship dismantling industry in the UK.
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William Roberts
24th March 2004, The Guardian, UK
A review of the exhibition currently on display at the Hatton Gallery.
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Rowing: Oxford hope skill counters rivals' size
24th March 2004, The Independent, UK
* Rowing: Oxford hope skill counters rivals' size (The Independent)
Report on the run up to the Oxford-Cambridge boat race. Oxford's team includes a Newcastle University graduate, Andrew Stubbs.
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Young, gifted and keen
23rd March 2004, The Daily Mail, UK
Article about the Government's 'gifted and talented' programme for bright children in inner-city schools, which mentions the masterclasses given by this university as part of the programme. No URL
Chinese teachers visit Dundee
23rd March 2004, The Evening Telegraph, Dundee, UK
A group of teachers from China, who are on a year-long programme at Newcastle University, are on a fact-finding mission to Scotland as part of their studies.
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A new role for old drugs
23rd March 2004, The Times, UK
Professor Tim Cawston (Clinical Medical Sciences) gives expert comment on a story on how antibiotics are treating osteoarthritis.
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