Leader: We must adapt to survive
Students no longer have to travel to get a Western degree as UK education centres are setting up overseas in a global market
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Western dominance of education under threat
The UK is retaining its share of the international student market, but for how long? Phil Baty reports
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Overseas briefing
United StatesPittsburgh rejects killer's legacyA university has said it will not accept a $225,000 (£136,400) legacy from the will of a gunman who went on a shooting spree before killing himself....
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Pushing politics
Vicky Randall says women are forging their way into government, but ethnic minorities remain under-represented
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Appointments
Fiona Jones has been honoured by the Stroke Association, which has presented her with an Excellence in Stroke Care Award for her work with stroke survivors. Dr Jones is a senior lecturer in the...
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Short and tweet: modern philosophy and Twitter
It's challenging, but not impossible to form ideas that work Tweet-length, reports Matthew Reisz
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Hull drops plans to build a Malaysian faculty
Plans to develop a "boutique campus" in Malaysia as part of a major new development in the south of the country have been shelved by the University of Hull.The institution has dropped plans to build...
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News in brief
Misconduct chargesExam-paper professor suspendedAn investigation at the University of Manchester into a professor accused of failing to rigorously mark exam papers has found that there is a case to...
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Use your brain, don't hold it in
Exercising self-control depletes students' mental power, says a new study. Hannah Fearn reports
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University of Glamorgan - Flying high
An aircraft hangar and plane are being bought by the University of Glamorgan as part of its plans for its Faculty of Advanced Technology. A £1.5m investment will see the construction of an Aircraft...
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University of Aberdeen - Masters of the oil industry
A new masters degree launched by the University of Aberdeen aims to tackle a skills gap in the Scottish oil and gas industry. The MSc in structural engineering has been specifically tailored to the...
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University of Warwick - Dental guidance
Dentists have been urged to check children for signs of neglect after new research showed a correlation between severe oral disease and wider abuse. Peter Sidebotham, from the University of Warwick's...
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University College London - The main attraction
A new method to increase the capacity of cells to repair injured tissue has been hailed a success by scientists at University College London. The technique uses microscopic magnetic particles tagged...
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Aberystwyth, Bangor, Cardiff and Swansea - Welsh partnerships
A new research institute for visual computing has been set up to strengthen research partnerships between computer science departments at Welsh universities. Visual computing includes the production...
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University of Liverpool - Life on Mars
A rare first edition of an influential science fiction novel set on Mars has been acquired by the Science Fiction Foundation Collection at the University of Liverpool. The book, Lieut. Gullivar Jones...