Julia Goodfellow to be first female UUK president
Dame Julia Goodfellow will become the first ever woman to lead Universities UK, after being named its next president.
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International graduate entrepreneurs ‘shunning UK due to visa problems’
International graduates are shunning the UK as a business destination because of “impossible visa restrictions”, a new study claims.
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Early Ucas applications down
The number of UK students who have applied early to university has fallen by 3 per cent, new interim figures show
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Post-study work visa could be introduced in Scotland
Political parties have agreed to consider the introduction of a new post-study work visa scheme for international students in Scotland
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THE podcast: 27 November - 3 December 2014 issue review
Download the podcastDetails about a rumoured new postgraduate loans system, predictions about the results of this year’s research excellence framework, the Creative Exchange hub, and a researcher...
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THE survey reveals university staff split on USS pensions reform
Our Best University Workplace Survey 2015 shows disparate opinions on the need for changes
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Has the market delivered for students in higher education?
Paul Wellings and Toni Pearce consider the impact of higher fees
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Imperial College London to ‘review procedures’ after death of academic
Colleagues say failed grant applications had made Stefan Grimm fear for his job
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Is bigger better for universities?
Student numbers will be uncapped from 2015. Chris Havergal examines arguments for and against expansion
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Postgraduate loans may be limited to students in STEM fields
The Autumn Statement is likely to unveil a new loans system amid concerns over funding and who will have access to the scheme
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Are universities the engines of regional prosperity?
George Osborne wants institutions to spur growth outside London, but not everyone thinks campuses can and should take on such a role
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Vaccine Nation: America’s Changing Relationship with Immunization, by Elena Conis
The history of vaccinations in the US has as much to do with politics as medicine, says Helen Bynum
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27 November 2014
Sizing up - Is bigger better for universities?
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Rona Woodward, 1964-2014
A leading social work academic whose research on disadvantaged young people was always “founded in the principle of social justice” has died
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Interview with Elizabeth Garrett
We speak to the professor of law who is soon to become first female leader of Cornell University in its 149-year history