Gollum stars in exam howlers extended cut
“Eugenics was created by Charles Darwin’s cousin Gollum,” according to a student gaffe that formed a late entry in our annual exam howlers competition
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Universities 'could pay overseas student NHS levy'
The UK Council for International Student Affairs (UKCISA) has raised the prospect that universities could “bulk buy” annual £200 health levies for international students.
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UK postgrad shortage prompts scholarships
Glyndŵr University is to offer half-price postgraduate degree courses to British students in what it called an attempt to “stop knowledge and skills leaving home soil”.
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Rylance X factor wins another AHRC term
Rick Rylance has been reappointed chief executive and deputy chair of the Arts and Humanities Research Council for a further four years.
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UK's first for-profit university still meets grade
The University of Law has had its elevation to university status rubber-stamped by the government.
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University of London battle over students' union
Students’ unions from across London have created a new body that could replace the University of London Union (ULU), aiming to stop the university from taking over union buildings.
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THE podcast: 8 August 2013 issue review
Download the podcastInternational and postgraduate student fees, Research Excellence Framework (REF) anxiety, University of Cambridge professor of divinity Sarah Coakley and the Times Higher...
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News in brief
Higher Education AcademyMarshall commands top jobThe deputy head of the Higher Education Academy has taken over its helm. Stephanie Marshall, who was formerly deputy chief executive (research and...
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Swede victory for overseas students
Trips, scholarships up for grabs as Sweden aims to rebuild overseas enrolment. Matthew Reisz reports
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Campus round-up
Gateway drugs to sacrificeChildren sacrificed by the Incas were sedated with alcohol and cocaine, archaeologists have confirmed. A team from the University of Bradford analysed hair samples from a 13...
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UK brings up rear in student-satisfaction poll
Country ranks 13th in Europe according to 17,000 online commentators. Jack Grove reports
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Postdoc parley
Twitter channel for postdocs aims to break into North America. Elizabeth Gibney reports
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Welsh medium message: small decline and fall
But more academics are able to teach in the tongue, data show
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A home a long way from home
Graeme Wilkinson tells David Matthews he has no regrets about taking a ‘curious opportunity’ to leave Wales and lead a Malaysian university
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News in brief
AustraliaDeregulate sector, urge businessesUniversity tuition fees would be deregulated, bureaucracy reduced and the Australian federal government in more control of vocational training if the pre-...