Burmese students get long-term benefits on a 'bamboo campus'
UK scholar brings higher education to Thai camps for Burmese refugees. Sarah Cunnane reports
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Cameron and Willetts take up plight of the lettori
The cause of the lettori - the foreign lecturers in Italian universities who have long been campaigning for improved employment and pension rights - has received support from the highest levels of...
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REF's decision is...secret
Mark Burnley is baffled by the decision not to tell academics how their work has been scored. How will improvement ever be possible?
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Plans for Hefce hegemony spark sector fears
Critics claim proposals could threaten autonomy and may lead to opt-outs. Simon Baker writes
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Union accuses employers of 'trickery' as pension pot proves far from empty
University employers say that the UK sector's £30 billion pension fund is performing better than expected - proof that "draconian" cuts to benefits were not needed, a union has claimed.
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Head urges staff to go easy on postgrad applicants
A head of school at a Russell Group university emailed academics urging them to be "VERY generous" when assessing postgraduate applications, warning them that they "simply cannot afford to be very...
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Scots guarded as minister for change sets out his stall
Tensions mount as Michael Russell affirms multi-pronged reform agenda. David Matthews writes
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'Malcontents' must do better
Education expert locks horns with HEA chief over need to train academics to teach. John Gill reports
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Takeover of online provider reignites debate over degree-awarding powers
New questions have been raised about the process for granting taught degree-awarding powers to commercial companies after a US for-profit bought a UK provider and promised to pay a further £4 million...
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EU challenged to broaden Horizon
Concerns grow that framework programme is ignoring humanities research. Paul Jump writes
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Training plan may endanger education departments
1994 Group fears proposed changes to teacher training could be devastating, reports Jack Grove
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200 posts set to go as NI looks to save £28m
Queen's University Belfast plans to shed about 200 jobs as part of a £28 million "efficiency saving" in Northern Ireland's higher education sector.
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Higher education students are adults who deserve respect, says US scholar
Academics have been urged to stop "cheating" students and commit to a truly honest relationship.Kyra Gaunt-Palmer, associate professor of anthropology and black studies at Baruch College at the City...
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News in brief
Intellectual propertyBeware of blunt instrumentsChanges in copyright law to allow unfettered data mining are an "unwarranted blunt instrument which will undermine UK publishing", it has been claimed...
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Grant winners
NATIONAL CENTRE FOR THE REPLACEMENT, REFINEMENT AND REDUCTION OF ANIMALS IN RESEARCH - NC3RS3Rs Research Funding Scheme• Award winner: Bertrand Collet• Institution: Marine Scotland Science• Value: £...