Former investment banker to be new SLC chair
The new chair of the Student Loans Company will be Chris Brodie, chair of council at the University of Sussex and a former investment banker
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Publishers launch free journal access for libraries
Academic publishers have launched their scheme to allow free access to research journals at public libraries
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The Black Death and other plagues revisited for lecture series
Cambridge v-c and former Archbishop among those examining the topic
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UN criticises rich countries over educational aid
University scholarships make up quarter of money donated
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Oxford science projects get £67 million in funding
Chancellor George Osborne has announced a £67 million investment for four science business incubator projects in the Oxford area.
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Willetts calls for publisher offsetting to encourage open access
Publishers should encourage adoption of gold open access by reducing individual universities’ subscription charges as they pay more in article fees.
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Horizon 2020 ‘to generate £2 billion in grants’ for UK in first two years
Commissioner tells academics to ‘get cracking’ on proposals
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Staffordshire University to move out of Stafford
Staffordshire University is to close its Stafford campus and switch courses to its main site in Stoke-on-Trent.
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University applicant numbers hit near-record levels
The number of university applicants has grown by 4 per cent, despite a falling population of young people, new figures show
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Philip Nelson to be next EPSRC chief executive
Southampton pro v-c to take over from David Delpy
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Private college gave ‘misleading information’ to Student Loans Company
A private college “supplied misleading information” that led to students wrongly gaining access to public-backed loans, according to the government
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THE podcast: Best University Workplace Survey 2014
Download the podcastThe inaugural Times Higher Education Best University Workplace Survey was published on 30 January 2014.In this special podcast, which this week replaces our regular issue review,...
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Times Higher Education Best University Workplace Survey 2014 results
Find out how academics and professional and support staff feel about working in UK higher education
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From precarious contract to exhilarating start-up
Researcher Helen E. Lees on using her bid-writing skills to help fund her new company – and freedom
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Concern over tacit conflicts of interest in PLoS ONE peer reviews
Loughborough academic alleges ‘process problem’ with journal’s trust-based system