Schavan resignation shocks German politics
Germany’s science and education minister has resigned after a university revoked her doctorate, having ruled she had plagiarised parts of her thesis.
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Inside Higher Ed: Liberal Arts Go Dutch
By Elizabeth Redden, for Inside Higher Ed
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EU research budget proposals welcomed
The next European Union research and innovation programme, Horizon 2020, has been allocated a budget of almost €71 billion (£60.4 billion) in an agreement reached on 8 February.
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Part-time students ‘enjoy job stability’, says report
Part-time students enjoy a high level of job stability, with four out of five working throughout their studies and still in employment two years after graduation, a new report says.
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Student careers advice needed early, says NUS head
Students should receive careers advice and support at the start of their studies, rather than towards the end of their time at university, the chief executive of the National Union of Students has...
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Moocs credit given the green light
Five massive open online courses, or Moocs, have been recommended for credit by the American Council on Education, meaning students who complete the courses could potentially use their experience as...
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Gove’s climbdown welcomed by arts colleges
One of the most strident critics of the government’s plan to introduce baccalaureate-style examinations to replace GCSEs has welcomed the decision by Michael Gove to abandon the plan.
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Sussex occupation follows outsourcing protest
A campaign group calling itself Sussex Against Privatisation has occupied a floor of the Bramber House conference centre at the University of Sussex.
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University funding per student ‘on the rise’, says Hefce
England’s funding council has unveiled the sector’s total funding for 2013-14, stating that funding per student is on the rise under the new system of higher fees.
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Totally (b)logged off
For Felipe Fernández-Armesto, the pen is mightier than the memory board
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Engineers of Victory by Paul Kennedy
Graham Farmelo applauds a tribute to the technological experts who helped the Allies win the Second World War
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Don't lose head over mad men
Advertising and branding matter more than ever, but universities already have what every business wants
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On her Majesty's scholarly service
For centuries Regius chairs were the gift of kings, tools of statecraft and the preserve of ancient universities. But that has changed, most recently with the addition of 12 new professorships, as...
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Naked Statistics by Charles Wheelan
Fear of too much information has taken a bludgeoning but survives, discovers Andy Field