Students buying fewer books, research shows
Academics are contributing to a decline in textbook buying, according to a publishers' survey, because they are reluctant to ask cash-strapped students to pay for course materials. The research...
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Job cuts may hit black studies
Middlesex University may be forced to cut its history degree programme, including its prestigious black history courses, as part of a bid to cut spending by £10 million a year. The university set up...
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Farewell to Luton, hello Bedfordshire
A merger to create a new institution for Bedfordshire has signalled the end of Luton University in its present form. Les Ebdon, Luton's vice-chancellor, signed an agreement last week to buy De...
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UK cancer charity in drive to net US talent
The race is on to recruit top cancer researchers from America as Britain's biggest cancer charity dramatically ramps up its research funding. Cancer Research UK, the principal funder of cancer...
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Drug campaign injects £10m into chemistry PhDs
Key universities have won funding for a raft of chemistry PhD studentships in an effort to cultivate a new regiment of cancer-drug designers, writes Anna Fazackerley. In the wake of chemistry...
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Earn a 5* rating in recent history
Can you recall which university spent £150,000 on a new logo 'that resembles a pair of breasts' and other memorable faux pas, follies and facts from the world of higher education over the past year?...
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Slit pupils allow colourful nights
If you have ever wondered why your cat's eyes have slit pupils rather than round ones, scientists may now have the answer. Researchers from Sweden have found that our feline companions have slit...
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Is there a doctor in the station house?
Criminals could soon find themselves collared by some of the brightest coppers in the land as new police training arrangements with universities herald the prospect of bobbies on the beat progressing...
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Russell Group heads league of the highest earning graduates
Prospective students should aim for a first-class degree from a Russell Group university to maximise their future earnings, according to new research, writes Tony Tysome. The study found that nearly...
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Virtual patients to train nurses
Research at the University of Central England promises to revolutionise the way nursing is taught in universities. Staff at the university's Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (Cetl) -...
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In for a penny
Screenwriter Frank Cottrell Boyce was among those reading from some of Charles Dickens's most famous works in a re-enactment last week of the 'The Penny Readings', organised by the University of...
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UK told to expand provisionoverseas
British Council officials have warned UK universities that they will have to expand courses for overseas students delivered in their own countries if they are to fight off the rising global...
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Growth spurt for slow food
Italy's gastronomic sciences university will open a faculty of agro-ecology in which traditional methods of food production, particularly in developing countries, will be studied. The university was...
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Poll puts cash boost on hold for Canada
Billions of dollars for higher education promised by the Canadian Government is on hold pending the outcome of a federal election next month. The Liberal-led minority Government announced an extra C$...
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War on terror's fear dividend
Higher education unions meeting in Melbourne this month expressed concern over anti-terrorism laws in the UK, Canada, Australia and the US, reports Geoff Maslen New and proposed anti-terrorism laws...