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THE podcast: 7 February issue review
Podcast Powered By PodbeanMoocs, open access and imaginatively titled research papers are among the topics covered on this week’s THE podcast issue review. News editor Simon Baker and reporter Paul...
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Letters to a young academic
Regrets? They’ve had a few…but with the frustrations have come joys and satisfaction, too. Six scholars reveal what they wish they had known at the beginning of their careers and offer some sage...
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Freedom for Belarusians at European Humanities University
‘Exiled’ institution’s temporary Lithuanian home offers opportunity for critical thinking. Matthew Reisz reports
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Student debt almost £1,500 even after state loans
University students owe an average of £1,409 of debt outside their state loans for tuition fees and living costs, a new study has found.
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University of London protest seeks rights for outsourced workers
Around 70 protesters gathered outside the University of London’s Senate House today to campaign for better rights for outsourced university staff.
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EU research funding must be protected, Russell Group warns
Leaders of the Russell Group of research intensive universities have added their voices to the clamour calling for the European Union’s research and innovation funding to be protected.
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Huddersfield lends to businesses in scholarships plan
The University of Huddersfield has unveiled pioneering plans to raise funds for scholarships by lending money to small businesses.
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Inside Higher Ed: Not Getting What You Paid For
By Scott Jaschik, for Inside Higher Ed
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Richard III is found: Leicester academics confirm remains are those of English king
Academics from the University of Leicester have confirmed a skeleton found beneath a car park in the city is that of the English king, Richard III.
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Edinburgh’s Coursera-based Moocs attract 300,000
More than 300,000 people have signed up to the University of Edinburgh’s free massive open online courses (Moocs) since they were first announced in July 2012, it has been revealed.
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Tory MP Tredinnink’s committee selection sparks concern
A Tory MP renowned for pro-homeopathy views has been has been provisionally appointed as a member of the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee.
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Five committee chairs urge change on overseas students
The chairs of five parliamentary committees have written to the prime minister urging him to remove overseas university students from the net migrant target, highlighting “unprecedented” consensus...
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'Outside the ring-fence, beyond Haldane, the big bucks should stop with the state'
The government has a legitimate role in deciding where approximately £1.5 billion of capital funding outside the science ring-fence should be spent, David Willetts has insisted.Questioned on the...
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