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CorruptionTuition fee bribes for foreign workThe City of London Police has uncovered evidence that British firms are paying foreign students' tuition fees to win international contracts. The force's...
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Union fights for campus crèches
Unison prepares campaign to reverse planned closures of nurseries. Hannah Fearn reports
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Original features
The University of Sunderland's CitySpace, which opens next week, was designed by architects FaulknerBrowns to act as the focal point for all non-academic aspects of campus life: sport, socialising...
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Librarians desperate for e-books as demand outstrips supply, Jisc finds
Study also shows that provision does not affect sales of printed texts. Rebecca Attwood reports
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Lights, camera, Salford: v-c set for MediaCity challenge
Martin Hall is excited by the university's role in the 'media hub' of the North. Rebecca Attwood writes
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Global? Not remotely
Universities in the US and the UK want to dominate, not collaborate with, other countries, argues Andy Kirkpatrick
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The prizes for presence demean those engaged in scholarly endeavour
Frank Furedi says there is no academic or pedagogic merit in awarding marks to students simply because they've shown up
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Queen Mary, University of London - Science is child's play
A children's science education centre - based within a working medical school research laboratory - has been opened on behalf of Queen Mary, University of London. The Centre of the Cell is based at...
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University of Bradford - Virtually a different world
An international conference on cyberworlds is taking place this week at the University of Bradford. The event, hosted by the university's School of Computing, Informatics and Media, will provide an...
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Imperial College London - Going west
Imperial College London has completed the £28 million purchase of a plot of land previously owned by the BBC in Shepherd's Bush. Imperial said: "Our activities have expanded, and our West London...
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Canterbury Christ Church University - Research degrees get green light
Canterbury Christ Church University has been given the right to award research degrees by the Privy Council. The university has been enrolling research students for 25 years, but until now its...
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University of Nottingham - Take them higher
The UK's first academy to be sponsored by a university, Nottingham University Samworth Academy (Nusa), opened its doors to pupils last week. The academy will serve the Bilborough area of Nottingham...
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University of Portsmouth - New nursery bucks closure trend
The University of Portsmouth is spending £1 million on a new nursery to replace its existing facilities, going against the grain of the prevailing tendency to close campus childcare services in the...
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Liverpool Hope University - Something like a phenomenon
Liverpool Hope University has hosted its first conference on parapsychology and the interaction between the human mind and body. "Health, Mental Health and Exceptional Human Experience" examined how...
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City University London - INTO the foreign market
Into University Partnerships, a private provider of preparatory courses for international students, has announced a partnership with City University London. Julius Weinberg, acting vice-chancellor of...