List of troubled institutions to remain secret
A list of universities that were at risk of financial failure four years ago has been partially disclosed by the Higher Education Funding Council for England.But Hefce has decided against revealing...
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The wrong kind of STEM: UK needs fewer psychologists and more physicists
Additional student places in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) subjects will not address the shortage of STEM skills because candidates are studying the wrong degrees, the...
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State your demands, Government and Tories tell students
Universities warned to be more responsive or face the consequences. Hannah Fearn reports
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Things fall apart, the sector may not hold: splintered future on cards
Pressures could lead to four-tier system, Liverpool Hope scholar predicts. Melanie Newman writes
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Life itself, the universe and everything that's relevant
Warwick considers including general education modules in curriculum. Hannah Fearn reports
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Government ignores MPs on standards reform
The Government has rejected most of a cross-party group of MPs' recommendations on higher education.The Innovation, Universities, Science and Skills Committee was heavily critical of the sector in...
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News in brief
Science select committee inquiriesHomeopathic assessmentMPs are to conduct an inquiry into homeopathy to assess the Government's policy on the issue, including the funding of homeopathy under the...
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20% say 'no' to student auditors
Fear of disrupting process is thought to lie at the root of the objection, writes Rebecca Attwood
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Kant trumps cant any day
'Intensely relaxed' about the academy's 'filthy rich legacy', Simon Blackburn sees no need to justify his work to ministers
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Do the market research before you try to make the business case
Michael Thorne argues that the CBI task force's proposals are built on outdated thinking about graduates in a modern economy
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Daytime TV: Minority views
Nick Griffin's recent appearance on Question Time gives Gary Day plenty of food for thought
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Top journals in immunology
Data provided by Thomson Reuters from its Essential Science Indicators, January 1999-June 2009
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Sheffield Hallam University - Hope wins, no need for charity
Students who are more hopeful are more likely to get better marks, psychologists at Sheffield Hallam University have found. The researchers studied about 200 undergraduate psychology students to...
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University of Exeter - Scientific endeavour
Thirty scientists, six of them professors, are being appointed to new academic posts at the University of Exeter. The positions are funded through the institution's £80 million investment in science...
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University of Leicester - Music to their ears
The Philharmonia Orchestra and the University of Leicester have formed a partnership, thought to be the first of its kind. Under the arrangement, musicians from the Philharmonia will provide on-...