MPs call for 'toothless' watchdog to be put down
QAA defends its reputation as select committee openly doubts its influence, writes Rebecca Attwood
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Rose-tinted spectacles come off ..
Rose-tinted spectacles come off as MPs hear about plagues of plagiarism and faulty washing machinesChairman Phil Willis began the latest session of the Parliamentary inquiry into university standards...
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Lib Dems declare their opposition to higher education expansion
Government's 50 per cent participation target criticised as 'simplistic'. Melanie Newman reports
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Colleges claim FE students lose out on places
Universities should be "compelled" to form partnerships with local further education colleges to ensure that the latter's students get a fair chance to enrol on their degree courses, MPs have heard....
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Liverpool may drop subjects ranked below 4* in RAE
Departments without 'world-leading' work face closure, says memo. Melanie Newman reports
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MBA exchange programme standards queried
A top business school has had a ticking-off from the university quality watchdog.In an audit at the London Business School, the Quality Assurance Agency said it could place only "limited confidence"...
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Petition calls for sacking of lecturer named on leaked BNP members' list
Birmingham Conservatoire academic denies links to 'extreme groups'. Melanie Newman writes
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RCA to shoulder costs as student case casts light on ELQ cuts' impact
Undergraduate faced overseas fees for masters until rector's intervention. Rebecca Attwood reports
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Lifelong learning threatened by funding change
Universities are closing or reviewing the future of their lifelong learning departments, blaming the "progressive withdrawal" of government funding for adult education classes.This week, the...
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Daytime TV: Naked truths
Gary Day enjoys the evolution behind why humans have no fur, but finds a Yorkshire tale far-fetched
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Win a Flip Ultra camcorder worth £99.99
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Average citation rates by field 1998-2008
SOURCE: Thomson Reuters’ Essential Science Indicators database, 1 January 1998-31 October 2008
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12 March 2009
Odd ones out - Are super-bright obsessive thinkers no longer welcome in the academy?
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Developing leadership is key to future, foundation tells Denham
Report says ambitions for sector depend on improving quality of management. Hannah Fearn writes