Thames braced to turn tide

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Thames Valley University (TVU) is required to contribute 6.3 million pounds towards an approximate 13.5 million pounds sterling action plan designed to prevent the university from collapse. TVU must sell property, raise income and cut jobs to find the funds, while also being required to make additional savings of 8 million pounds sterling a year during 1999-2002. TVU's seven schools will be reduced to just four, comprising business and management; tourism, hospitality and leisure; music and media; health sciences. Student applications to TVU fell 19% in April 1999 from April 1998.

Planning, Finance, Universities and colleges, College administration, Federal aid to higher education, Government aid to higher education, Thames Valley University

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Students wary of plan to turn union into firm

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The students union at the University of Central England has rejected aproposal to form a limited company that would be guaranteed and subsidised by the university. A formal response has been sent to the university board by the union, stating the reservations about the university's controlling share in the proposed company. The union feels that it should always be independent from the university, although it has not totally rejected the proposals.

United Kingdom, Management, Labor relations, Student unions

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Sound low sweet pain reliever

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An orthopaedic surgeon at the Institute of Orthopaedics has developed an ultrasound machine which can generate therapeutic ultrasonic waves at low frequencies and long wavelengths. The machine was developed using his scientific knowledge of the physics of ultrasound and it is being marketed. The longer wavelengths can penetrate human tissue more effectively than shorter ones and tests have shown that patients have noted a reduction in pain.

Equipment and supplies, Physical therapy, Ultrasonics

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