Diversity charges for higher fees
Breaching £6,000 threshold will have access cost, Offa guidance says. Rebecca Attwood reports
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Gaddafi et al: PhD was a team effort
But scholars downplay severity of concerns about Saif al-Islam Gaddafi's thesis, writes Paul Jump
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It's a Browne world, but there's still a place for us
Over the next few weeks, most universities in England will nail their colours to the mast and set their undergraduate tuition fees for 2012-13, when the cap will rise to £9,000. It will mark the...
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Their loss will be our loss
Ending visas for non-EU graduate students to stay in the UK to work would be disastrous, warns Kathryn Holeywell
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Bound and battered by a dependence on unhealthy relationships
The LSE's faith in the state has been its default setting for too long. It must break free and seek independence, Terence Kealey argues
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Stand and deliver
Students paying high fees will expect high-quality lectures in return. George Watson gives tips on how to meet those expectations
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Percentage point made
In your report "Doctor yes: the rise and rise of PhDs as standard" (17 February), you state: "Not only do pre-1992 universities have a higher proportion of academics with PhDs, they are also...
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Life of Riley's lessons
So "Brunel University has appointed an 'entrepreneur-in-residence', who has been given free rein to work wherever and with whomever he chooses within the institution" ("Free-range businessman hatches...
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Plumbing the heights
Christopher Grey offers a nice explanation of the difference between a salary and a stipend (Letters, 3 March). Unfortunately, it hinges on the word "vocation", which by definition means a calling,...
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Scholars in glass houses...
I am startled by the rush to judgement against UK universities for promoting educational links and engaging with autocratic regimes such as Libya. Is it so much worse than China? If not, why aren't...
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Cambridge students angered by v-c’s rejection of concerns over fees vote
Students at the University of Cambridge have reacted with anger after the vice-chancellor blocked an attempt by about 150 academics to change the terms of a vote over whether to allow the institution...
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Germany tops British Council’s ‘global gauge’
Germany has the best political and financial support in place to encourage international study, according to the British Council.
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Tara Brabazon: Bringing them to books
One short sentence chills the expectations of teachers. A student, in reply to a tutorial question or query about an assignment, shrilly replies: “I don’t like reading.” This is an ice pick through...
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Defeat for UCU Left in vice-presidential ballot
The increasingly influential University and College Union Left group has lost out in elections that lead to the union’s presidency in 2013.
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Universities will not be penalised for missing diversity targets
Universities that miss their targets on recruiting students from poor backgrounds will not be hit by sanctions, according to detailed guidance from the access watchdog today.