May comes out fighting on student visas
The Home Secretary has pledged to introduce interviews for 100,000 more international students to root out visa abuse, and warned universities that they will lose their licences to recruit foreign...
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Willetts urged to ditch for-profit VAT exemption
Government plans to grant a VAT exemption to for-profit higher education providers will "rig the higher education market" in their favour and use public subsidies "to create corporate and individual...
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Census reveals rise in proportion with higher qualifications
More than a quarter of England and Wales' adult population has a higher education qualification, although a North-South divide prevails, the 2011 census has revealed.
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Gifts to universities of £1 million or more up by a third
The amount of money universities were given in donations of at least £1 million leapt by more than a third in 2010-11, according to a report by the bank Coutts.
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Leeds v-c to be next UCL provost
Michael Arthur has been named as the next president and provost of University College London.
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Inside Higher Ed: New University of California logo sparks outrage
By Scott Jaschik, for Inside Higher Ed
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Retail and finance still top destinations for graduates
The retail and financial sectors remain the top recruiters of graduates despite the economic turbulence of recent years, a report has found.
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NUS chief executive to step down
The chief executive of the National Union of Students is to leave the organisation next year to take up a role heading up the Scout Association.
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Cyber crime battle 'needs more undergraduates'
A lack of undergraduate courses that cover online information security is jeopardising the effectiveness of the UK's Cyber Security Strategy, according to a leading expert.
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Cost of education puts off a third of UK youngsters
More than one in three young people in the UK are put off post-secondary training or education because of the perceived cost, a report has found.
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Ucas statements a 'disadvantage' for state applicants
Prospective students from independent schools are much more likely to submit good personal statements to back up their applications to university, a study has found.
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The State and the Stork: The Population Debate and Policy Making in US History
The US is sleepwalking when it should be defusing the demographic time bomb, finds Robert Mayhew
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Evidence-Based Policy: A Practical Guide to Doing It Better
James Wilsdon weighs an unashamedly complex consideration of a Whitehall revolution
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Terrorism: A Philosophical Investigation
An analysis of violence using the logic of right and wrong impresses and educates Ted Honderich
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Science writingThe best of the blogosphereA PhD student and a professor of pharmacology have been named joint winners of a national competition to honour the country's best science bloggers....