Poor told to snub fees rush
Many students rushing into university before the introduction of top-up fees in 2006 would be better off if they waited a year, according to admissions officers. Admissions staff contacted by The...
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Finding the real you Simon Blackburn goes in search of authenticity with Walter Mitty and Peter Mandelson PLUS Inside admissions: The Times Higher surveys admissions staff as clearing 2005 gets under...
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Hate law threat to academic freedom
Postgraduates say that researchers should not be scared about speaking out The right of academics to use their research to speak out on controversial topics is being threatened by self-censorship in...
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Israeli academic thanks NPC for its 'principled position' over boycott
The attempt by the Association of University Teachers to boycott Israeli scholars and institutions has triggered a new debate on the value of academic freedom, according to a senior academic at one...
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Old dogs and new tricks do not mix
Universities are misleading students in advertising three-year PhD studentships, when less than a quarter of full-time postgraduates are likely to qualify in that time, it was claimed at the...
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Museums get VAT back
University museums last week gained the right to reclaim VAT on their running costs. All museums were granted the right to scrap entry fees in 2001, but the right to claim back VAT was denied to...
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Poor little siblings
Young siblings fare worse than older brothers and sisters in educational attainment and earnings, a study suggests. Kjell Salvanes of the Norwegian School of Economics and Business found that younger...
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Precedent was set
We reported last week that the Office for the Independent Adjudicator for Higher Education faced "an unprecedented legal challenge" to a ruling. In fact, some months ago a dissatisfied complainant...
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Clarification
In Alan Ryan's opinion column of August 12, the phrase "reculer pour mieux sauter" was translated as "putting off the evil day". The intended meaning was to take a step back in order to leap farther...
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Alarm at the ungentlemanly claims by bogus 'university'
One is an elite members' club in London's Pall Mall and a favourite haunt of vice-chancellors and famous intellectuals. The other is a private business with bogus academic credentials that is...
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Harry Potter and the list of wizard summer reads
Don't know where to turn now that you've finished J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince ? Why not dip into the works of fellow fantasy writers Eoin Colfer, William Nicholson or Philip...
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Muslims fear severing ties may fuel ill will
Muslim education leaders and academics have urged UK universities to maintain links with Islamic institutions amid fears that the current political climate may cause some to end partnerships to avoid...
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'High-risk' foreign students might have to pay £7,000 bond for visa
New Home Office plans to make international students from some countries pay a deposit of up to £7,000 to gain a visa have been condemned by university and college heads, writes Tony Tysome . A...
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Hefce studies UKeU failure
Little could have been done to prevent the collapse of the UK's flagship e-university project, according to funding chiefs who believe they will be expected to fund similarly risky ventures in the...
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Jisc has a mind to rescue philosophy treasure trove
With entries ranging from Aristotle to zombies, the world's leading online philosophy encyclopaedia has been saved for academics thanks to an intervention by the Joint Information Systems Committee....