A levels miss the mark
A third of admissions officers believe A levels are of little use in preparing students for university, according to a survey. Some 29 per cent said that A-level study prepared students badly for...
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Spin-off potential
Making money from spin-offs will be among the topics discussed at a conference to be hosted by Imperial College London on September 26. Speakers include David Willetts MP, Rory Earley from the...
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Can you afford to study?
Students worried about how much going to university will cost them in time and money can work it out using a new online calculator. By entering their income and expenditure in a range of areas, users...
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Transplant winners
The 29th annual British Transplant Games were under way at Bath University this week. They feature more than 500 competitors from around the world, all of whom have undergone transplant surgery. The...
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Research incentives
The research councils should influence the behaviour of universities to increase the economic impact of research council grants, according to a report by the council chief executives. It proposes the...
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Postgrad development
Two conferences taking place next month are aimed at staff who support the professional and career development of postgraduate researchers and research staff. The Higher Education Researcher...
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Sights set on dual career
Academics who love teaching but want freedom to pursue other interests are turning to the Open University, writes Olga Wojtas. The Open University is becoming the institution of choice for academics...
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Materials science hit by decline in students
Materials-based subjects are the Cinderellas of the sciences, faring far worse than subjects such as physics and chemistry, suggests research published this week. The number of full-time...
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Students who pay the piper may call the tune
Consumer mentality in Britain could drive push for political accountability that dogs American colleagues, a Harvard expert tells Jon Marcus. The rise of a consumer mentality among British students...
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Interest in US study grows with tuition fees
Tuition fees are encouraging more UK students to study at top US universities such as Harvard, it was suggested this week. Harvard University's UK undergraduate application numbers are increasing,...
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Immigration hurdles stifle scholars' mobility
Foreign academics find it increasingly difficult to gain entry to the UK - even to give a one-off lecture or attend a conference - it is claimed. The accusations echo those voiced in the US, where...
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Decline in foreign scholars hits US
Educators urge a review of restrictions on visas and lab access, reports Jon Marcus. The US must streamline its chaotic student visa system as a matter of urgency, as a first step towards reversing...
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Sit-ins delay rector vote
The University of Buenos Aires, the most important state university in Argentina, is reaching breaking point after five attempts to elect a new rector have been frustrated by student sit-ins. The...
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Cash cut threat to minority students
Slovakia's Hungarian-language János Selye University in Komárno (JSUK) is at risk of closure, ostensibly on financial grounds, the Budapest newspaper Magyar Nemzet has warned. The new Slovak...
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Funding shortfall 'will not hurt FP7'
The European Commission's independent research body has been told that its funding is likely to be frozen, but the head of the Joint Research Centre insists that this will have little impact on its...