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Martin McQuillan on the critical theorists shaking up Syriza and Podemos
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Writtle College gains degree awarding powers
Specialist higher education institution Writtle College has been granted the power to award its own degrees.
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Postgraduate research loans 'could be restricted to certain subjects'
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills consultation asks whether funding should be limited to disciplines with strongest ‘scientific and economic case’
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Drop-out rate remains at record low
New Hesa stats also show proportion of new undergraduates from state school at almost 90%
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Students need better pastoral care, say private schools
Headteachers from some of the UK’s top private schools have called on universities to improve pastoral and academic support for first-year students
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World University Rankings 2015-2016: institutional data collection under way
Times Higher Education has begun building the largest and most comprehensive database of university information in the world as part of reforms to ensure that the flagship THE World University...
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Uclan v-c Gerry Kelleher to stand down
The University of Central Lancashire has announced that its vice-chancellor, Gerry Kelleher, is standing down for personal reasons
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Research network aims to bring East Asia closer to UK
A new network has been launched at a UK university to help develop research partnerships between East and Southeast Asia and Europe
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Students occupy art school over cuts plan
Students have occupied a London art school in protest over cuts to foundation courses.
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Black student’s injuries during arrest spark anger
By Scott Jaschik, for Inside Higher Ed
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Post-study visa ‘should be brought back in Scotland’
The post-study work visa should be reinstated in Scotland, a report by a working group set up by the country’s devolved government has found.
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LSE redevelopment gets planning permission
A £120 million redevelopment of the London School of Economics has been given the green light by planners.
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Academic freedom study to look at protection across Europe and Africa
Lincoln researchers asking staff across the continents to take part
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Overseas students’ health surcharge is ‘full of loopholes’
A new “health surcharge” levied on international students from next month is “an election stunt full of loopholes”, a legal expert has claimed.
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UUK president Chris Snowden to be next Southampton v-c
Universities UK president Sir Christopher Snowden has been appointed the next vice-chancellor of the University of Southampton.