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World in brief - 19 February 2015
United StatesClose college for two years, say lawmakersState legislators have provoked anger by saying that a historically black college experiencing financial problems should close for two years. A...
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Bond plan will shake university funding world
Northampton is revolutionising financing by going to the market for the money it needs to ‘future-proof’ itself, says Nick Petford
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Diversity driving demand for university mental health services
Steve West says wider cohort needs more support as UUK launches new guidelines for institutions on supporting students
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Risks of Northampton plan remain secret to stop nosy press
University and Hefce refuse FoI requests over multimillion-pound funding deal
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Critics attack cross-border funding of Welsh students
Estimates suggest the government will pay £91 million towards the tuition fees of students taking a degree outside Wales
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Talk of tuition fees is tricky in Scotland, says principal
UWS’ Craig Mahoney says that ‘opposing government policy isn’t always welcomed’
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Surges and falls in demand for courses
Biological sciences and business are among subjects to have experienced a surge in popularity over the past seven years, according to data from the Higher Education Statistics Agency.
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You do it my way
Source: Knwwsss“I can’t say I’ve ever heard of this particular university, but it certainly seems to have the right idea when it comes to putting academics in their place.”That was how Brian Bryan,...
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Bullying of LGBT students leading to dropouts
European study sounds the alarm over how mistreatment can harm retention
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Journal board in the dark over £1m surplus
Keele-based title applied for charitable status after audit revealed assets
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Making the grade
Among the many important points that Danny Dorling makes about admissions and participation in the English higher education system (“Money changes everything”, Features, 12 February), what struck me...
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An affecting presence
Throughout his career, Sir David Watson sought to develop an understanding of higher education through research. He strongly supported the idea that higher education is a social good. As president of...
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Canny operators
Two recent stories in Times Higher Education made for interesting reading if considered side by side. “Labour calls its v-c critics ‘unbelievably stupid’”, but the former vice-chancellor of London...
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Imperial sartorial research
The results of the research excellence framework reveal that 52,061 full-time equivalent academic staff in 154 UK higher education institutions submitted 191,150 research outputs and 6,975 impact...