Leader of the ‘anti-university crusade’
David Matthews meets Simon Dolan, multimillionaire and higher education sceptic
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'Migrant health levy' planned for overseas students
International students coming to the UK could have to pay at least £200 a year to use the National Health Service under plans unveiled by the government.
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Offa warns on part-time and mature student access
Dramatic falls in part-time and mature student numbers must be tackled to ensure people from poorer families have the chance to go to university, access head Les Ebdon has warned.
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Welsh fee policy ‘drains £15m’ from country
The Cardiff government’s policy of subsidising Welsh student fees when they study elsewhere in the UK has been attacked by the Welsh Conservatives, who say it is siphoning money to English...
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Obesity Tweet "not part of research"
A Tweet sent by a University of New Mexico psychologist, which suggested that obese people do not have the willpower to complete a PhD, was not, as its author had claimed, “part of a research project...
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Disabled Students’ Allowance caps ‘should be scrapped’
Caps on the Disabled Students’ Allowance mean that students are not receiving the support they need, a recent report has claimed
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Attitude blamed for lack of big science facilities
A paucity of suitable sites, a “stand-offish” attitude and a lack of coordinated, long-term planning are all to blame for the scarcity of large international scientific facilities on UK soil, the...
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Postgrad support boosted as numbers fall
The government has announced a fund worth up to £125 million to support disadvantaged students into further study, as a new report reveals postgraduate numbers fell last year.
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Cameron visit yields Kazakh deal on researchers
A deal to bring together early-career researchers from the UK and Kazakhstan to explore potential joint projects has been struck as part of the prime minister’s visit to the central Asian state.
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Medical schools launch WP project
The Medical Schools Council has announced a project to widen participation in medicine and improve university selection processes in the subject.
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Rudd regime reviews university policies
Australia’s new higher education minister is to consider re-imposing a numbers caps on undergraduate admissions amid concerns about quality
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‘Invisibility cloak’ professor gets Newton medal
The scientist who developed the first-ever prototype for an “invisibility cloak” has been given a top award by the Institute of Physics.
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Liverpool students ‘receive wrong degree results’
Some students at the University of Liverpool have been sent the wrong degree results, after the Russell Group institution experienced a “technical problem”
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Rowhani thesis ‘not under formal investigation’
Glasgow Caledonian University has said it is happy that the PhD thesis of Iran’s new president elect is properly referenced and is not undertaking a formal academic investigation
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Graduate job vacancies rise
The number of graduate vacancies at leading employers is now at its highest level since the onset of the financial crisis in 2008, boosted by openings in the public sector, a survey has found.