Piranha states and Franco’s right-wing panties
Prepare for some Darwin-on-Mendel action: it’s the ‘exam howlers’ 2013
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Employers raise Ucas tariff for graduates
Recruiters doubt comparability of degree results
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Hefce’s ‘ultimate sanction’ may prove an empty threat
Critics doubt legality of regulatory framework’s disciplinary powers
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In the academy, speed kills learning
Thomas Docherty warns of an obsession that threatens the university
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Dido Davies, 1953-2013
An acclaimed academic biographer who went on to write a series of guides to sexual technique has died
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Branded to death
What if marketing-speak is not glib nonsense, but a poison at the heart of the university?
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Open access: brought to book at last?
A library-focused effort aims to take monographs off the analogue shelf
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India’s higher education sector focuses on standards
The subcontinent plans to create capacity for an extra 10 million students in five years, with particular emphasis on quality of education. But how?
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Lettori dealt a blow by Brescia court
The situation of the lettori - the British and other foreign lecturers working in Italian universities - has been dealt a blow by a new court ruling.
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Willetts announces funding for ‘great technologies’
David Willetts has announced £85 million in funding to provide equipment in three of the “eight great technologies” being targeted to drive growth.
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University of London chalk protest sparks arrest
A protester has been arrested for allegedly writing in chalk on a university building during a demonstration in support of outsourced cleaners.
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Students spending millions commuting
Four out of five students live away from their university campus and spend around £50 a month travelling to their studies, new research shows.
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Animal testing figures jump sharply
The number of scientific procedures started on animals in the UK has risen sharply, increasing by 8 per cent.
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Inside Higher Ed: Foreign Student Dependence
By Elizabeth Redden, for Inside Higher Ed
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Neets find barriers blocking their path to study
Nine out of 10 people not in work, education or training aspire to get a job or study, but more than a third feel they will never be employed, according to a new survey.