Laurie Taylor – 2 July 2015
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Director of education wins claim against former owner of St Patrick’s College for unfair dismissal
Tribunal judge notes Raj Kumaran’s ‘unblemished disciplinary record’
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Study abroad rankings ‘will encourage student mobility’
Additional internationalisation measurement would increase participation in studying overseas, says Erasmus+ director
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Universities cannot create a fair society, but can cultivate intelligence, says academic
‘Build stronger mass higher education institutions,’ professor tells Society for Research into Higher Education meeting
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Lacklustre virtual learning environments ‘need 21st-century boost’
Universities encouraged to use social media and business-orientated software to enthuse students
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Open University to grow into agile body and recapture spirit of 1969, says v-c
Peter Horrocks outlines vision in a restructure to kickstart the transformation of the institution
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Ruling forces release of Cambridge sheep research data
Information Commissioner orders university to share information with animal rights groups following FoI request
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PhD is passport to work overseas
A doctorate is the qualification most likely to lead to work overseas, data from the Higher Education Statistics Agency have revealed
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Not-so-deep impact: REF case study looks beyond cricket to pop
Oxford Brookes’ submission on Duckworth-Lewis details formula’s influence
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Twin policies risk a rebirth of dual system, warn sector figures
Universities face having to navigate two quality frameworks as Jo Johnson makes teaching excellence framework a priority amid Hefce reforms
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Oxbridge to be stripped of special funding feeding the tutorial system
Oxford and Cambridge will lose institution-specific funding from Hefce as cash is diverted to small specialist providers
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Exam transcript row medic wins right to seek judicial review
UCL graduate Viral Thakerar to continue his fight to expunge a fail mark from his academic record
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The week in higher education – 2 July 2015
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the national press
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From lab gigs to headliners
It’s a long way to the top if you want to make it as a PI, but there are many positives on the path to that big break