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New analysis of Hesa data shows that at least a quarter of students get a first at a third of UK universities
Students from University College Birmingham-validated foundation degrees will be eligible to enrol on University of Birmingham degrees with advanced standing
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Tuition fees rank marginally above animal rights on list of voting priorities – but young people assign higher importance
University attacked by 750 academics for forcing entire professoriate to reapply for jobs
A quarter of international students believe bronze award signals poor teaching, Hobsons survey finds
Higher proportion of black students in London may contribute to capital’s higher dropout rates, says SMF
Academics with negative attitudes to teaching surveys more likely to score poorly on ratings site, study finds
Scholar claims she was pressured to sign up to Higher Education Academy and did so without correct documents
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UK government ‘negligent’ to begin negotiations to leave EU without key role being filled, campaigners say
Funding restraints mean that hype about double-digit rises in applications may not immediately translate into huge increases in enrolment
Leader of Hong Kong Polytechnic University says institution ‘cannot think of itself as an isolated island’
Major evaluation of country’s research landscape also found that internationalisation was a key area for improvement
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Emilie Murphy calls on those who challenged the teaching excellence framework methodology in the past to stop sharing their university ratings with pride
Sir Christopher Snowden, former Universities UK president, attacks ratings in wake of Southampton’s bronze award
Senior academics at Teesside University put at risk of redundancy as summer break gets under way
The results of the 2017 teaching excellence framework in full. Find out which universities were awarded gold, silver or bronze