EU research funding must be protected, Russell Group warns
Leaders of the Russell Group of research intensive universities have added their voices to the clamour calling for the European Union’s research and innovation funding to be protected.
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Huddersfield lends to businesses in scholarships plan
The University of Huddersfield has unveiled pioneering plans to raise funds for scholarships by lending money to small businesses.
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Inside Higher Ed: Not Getting What You Paid For
By Scott Jaschik, for Inside Higher Ed
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Richard III is found: Leicester academics confirm remains are those of English king
Academics from the University of Leicester have confirmed a skeleton found beneath a car park in the city is that of the English king, Richard III.
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Edinburgh’s Coursera-based Moocs attract 300,000
More than 300,000 people have signed up to the University of Edinburgh’s free massive open online courses (Moocs) since they were first announced in July 2012, it has been revealed.
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Tory MP Tredinnink’s committee selection sparks concern
A Tory MP renowned for pro-homeopathy views has been has been provisionally appointed as a member of the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee.
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Five committee chairs urge change on overseas students
The chairs of five parliamentary committees have written to the prime minister urging him to remove overseas university students from the net migrant target, highlighting “unprecedented” consensus...
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'Outside the ring-fence, beyond Haldane, the big bucks should stop with the state'
The government has a legitimate role in deciding where approximately £1.5 billion of capital funding outside the science ring-fence should be spent, David Willetts has insisted.Questioned on the...
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John Day, 1931-2012
A highly respected authority on African nationalism and political thinking has died
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Independence pays
Malcolm Gillies believes an Ivy League-type system could benefit the UK
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Family Secrets: Living with Shame from the Victorians to the Present Day by Deborah Cohen
June Purvis on an absorbing study of social change
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Look sharp, the ground is shifting
In a revolutionary era the sector must abandon its traditional reticence to explore a taboo research subject: itself
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Still personal, still political
Miriam David’s reflections on her career as a scholar and feminist inspired her to interview a range of female academics about their paths to the getting of wisdom - and the pivotal role feminism has...
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