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17 February 2011
Happy. Unhappy. Other. - How do students rate the quality of their undergraduate experience?
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Only way is down for state funding, think tank warns global academy
Public funding for higher education among members of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development may have reached its peak, according to a study published today.
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Campaigners claim victory as visa shake-up prioritises scholars
Academics are to be prioritised in the government’s shake-up of the visa system.
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Cambridge to reconsider cutting bursaries to fund fee waiver
Senior academics at the University of Cambridge will rethink a proposal to create a large tuition fee waiver for poor students by slashing bursaries after arguments against the plan were heard by the...
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Urgent action required to secure future of UK science
The Royal Society has called for drastic measures, including a fundamental reform of the A-level system, to break the “self-perpetuating cycle” which has resulted in the UK producing too few science...
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Student financial aid boosted in US Budget
Higher education proved to be one of the few winners in the latest US federal Budget, which today set out a 10-year plan to make $1.1 trillion (£687 billion) in deficit savings.
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Objectors fail to block controversial speakers at LSE debate
More than 100 UK-based German students and academics have signed an open letter objecting to the choice of panellists for a debate at the London School of Economics later today.
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Inside Higher Ed: The $10,000 question
By Steve Kolowich, for Inside Higher Ed
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Research spots wedded bliss’ slim lead on cohabiting contentment
Never mind the roses: no Valentine’s Day would be complete without academic insights into the nature of love in modern Britain.Among the research released this 14 February is a study that suggests...
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This is an international case: legal students go global
As technological advances continue apace, university students are being offered the opportunity to experience a “global” education without leaving the lecture theatre.One noteworthy recent venture in...
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Offa may get legal teeth if too many set £9,000 fees, say Willetts and Cable
The government has threatened to legislate to allow it to intervene in the undergraduate tuition fee levels set by individual universities if too many rush to charge close to £9,000.
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The Net Delusion: How Not to Liberate the World
Henry Farrell is glad to see the web's democratic credentials tested, even if the case is overstated
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Special Sound: The Creation and Legacy of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop
Electronic music innovation paved the way for the future, says David Toop, despite being frowned upon