Season of academic fruitfulness
As the new academic year approaches, Shahidha Bari reflects on the restorative nature of the summer break
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David Willetts: £6K tuition fees won’t work
Former minister warns Labour’s Liam Byrne that lowering tuition fees will cause him no end of grief
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‘Universities are gold mines and we must better extract their value’
Brian Cox urges institutions to work with local providers to widen participation
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Tips on writing a winning research proposal for Horizon 2020
Boost your chances of getting funding by identifying EU goals and using keywords. Plus the latest higher education appointments
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A new generation of students seeks a New Deal
In the 2015 election, says NUS president Toni Pearce, students will be seeking a fairer future, not revenge for fees hikes
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‘They took me on trust’: from the streets to higher education pathways
A rough sleeper turned Exeter philosophy undergraduate credits the help of Northern College’s access course
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Calm in the classroom
Dale Salwak on how he creates a space where students can focus, safe from life’s distractions
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The Marshmallow Test: Understanding Self-control and How to Master It, by Walter Mischel
Resisting sexual temptation is one thing, forgoing sweets another. Natalie Gold on a study of restraint
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Test foreign students’ English to ensure competency
Chris Longman argues for universities to hold mandatory pre-course exams
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USS reforms seen as ‘radical attack’ on pensions
UUK’s proposed hybrid scheme could result in losses of £20,000 a year
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Priced out of postgraduate education
Students who want to do master’s degrees are stymied by a lack of state finance. Paul Jump investigates how funding can be fixed
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'Gay friendly' UK universities named
Six universities have scored full marks in an assessment of how gay friendly the UK’s higher education institutions are.
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Salmond pressed St Andrews head on research comments
Alex Salmond pressed the principal of the University of St Andrews to tone down her remarks about the impact of Scottish independence on research.
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NUS to hold "free education" demo
The National Union of Students has voted to hold a national demonstration in support of “free education”.
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EU states urged to progress on Europe-wide research area
Country-level reforms are the next stage needed in the development of a Europe-wide research area, according to a new report.