Tory 2.0 plans: undergrads can pay for postgrads
A book by leading Tory modernisers, including David Willetts, advocates a state-backed loan system for postgraduates supported by undergraduates repaying more, and describes student protesters as "...
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Open-access policyLords host Finch and friendsThe Science and Technology Committee of the House of Lords has launched a short inquiry into the government's and Research Councils UK's open-access...
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BIS grant letter suggests most popular destinations will get more places
Universities with lower student demand will have places cut in 2014 and beyond to reward more popular institutions, the government has signalled.The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills...
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NSP overhauled to help neediest
Oft-criticised scholarship scheme’s riches will now follow the poor, BIS states. Jack Grove reports
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REF survey eases fears of selective game-playing
Rise in staff submissions predicted despite tightened funding formula. Paul Jump reports
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College leavers' hard road to final destination
Student leavers who complete full-time first degrees at a further education college in England are paid £4,000 a year less on average than their university counterparts and are at least 50 per cent...
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Boycott hopes to break up boys' club
Effort to halt male bias on event panels sparks controversy. Elizabeth Gibney and Paul Jump write
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Plagiarism problems on campus: where have I heard that before?
Essay-writing firm denies inconsistency in its director penning satirical novel. Paul Jump reports
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Social science is this year's theme for parks
Universities will this year start to build “social science parks” as a route to improving public services, according to a prediction published by Nesta, the foundation for innovation.Contributing to...
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Cambridge sets pace for gay-friendly places
The University of Cambridge has been named the UK’s most gay-friendly higher education institution.It was one of six universities to feature in the annual Top 100 Employers list compiled by the gay...
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Essay feedback in reel time
Lecturers’ live-to-camera marking of student work proves to be a low-budget hit, reports Chris Parr
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Major coup as US institutions enlist four-star leadership
Jon Marcus on military veterans trading drills and battlefields for disciplinary fields and fundraising
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UK loses its allure as visa rules deter Indian graduates
Post-study employment changes and a shrinking ‘expat premium’ prompt second thoughts about value of overseas study. Joanna Sugden reports from New Delhi
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Teaching intelligence - It is possible to avoid the negative mass effects
In the first of a series surveying research evidence about teaching and learning, Graham Gibbs considers the findings on large class sizes
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Not unanimous, but united
The UCU is a democratic, future-facing endeavour proud to fight for both the one and the many, Sally Hunt affirms