US sports showdown goes to courts
American universities that normally compete on the court or field are instead facing off in court, in Congress and in the press this summer as they posture for the greatest profits from...
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... as Spain fights to woo students
Too few students and too many places are forcing Spanish universities to work harder than ever to attract entrants. "In most state universities five years ago the word 'marketing' and the concept of...
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Australian academics agree on the benefits of a lousy job
Australian academics appear to be resigned to poor employment conditions, excessive workloads and over-large classes. But they are reluctant to quit their jobs. Research shows that the academics...
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Record rise in vacant university places A record increase in the number of vacant university places will be revealed next week at the start of the last-minute clearing system scramble for courses....
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Battle to stave off fees defeat
The government and universities will join forces to save Labour's plans for top-up fees from the growing prospect of defeat this autumn. Ministers, desperate to build support for £3,000 top-up fees...
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Do midges bug you? Blame your BO
The midges that plague the Scottish Highlands in summer may choose which people to bite because of their breath or sweat, say researchers at Aberdeen University. In this month's Biologist , Jenny and...
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Russian history centre set up
A centre for the study of imperial Russia gets off the ground this month, backed by a grant from the George Soros-endowed Central European University in Budapest. The centre, funded through a $250,...
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Muralists airbrush out Ulster gunmen
Loyalists in Northern Ireland are beginning to clean up their act when it comes to gable wall murals, Ulster University sociologist Bill Rolston has found. The images of hooded gunmen in paramilitary...
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Bradford shines as Staffs tops league
New universities and colleges have sprung a few surprises this week in an annual ranking of teacher training courses traditionally dominated by old universities. The league table of the best...
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Scheme 'failed to alleviate' job fears
The government's research careers initiative has failed to improve the security of contract researchers in universities, the chair of the Commons science and technology committee said this week,...
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Hefce drive may halve big hitters' £2.5m bonus
Centres of teaching excellence could get less than half of the £2.5 million promised to each in the higher education white paper. In a consultation paper, the Higher Education Funding Council for...
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Town & Gown: A way to grow home talent
In the second of our series, Olga Wojtas looks at the impact of a hybrid campus In the early 19th century, Elizabeth Crichton, widow of a wealthy doctor and trader, had the dream of endowing a...
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Nottingham takes pay leap
The national pay system was this week on the brink of collapse as Nottingham University announced its own structure based almost entirely on performance. Just weeks after university employers...
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Shared vision is key to the perfect alliance
Many mergers fall at the first hurdle, but, with a bit of 'soul', Manchester has found success, says Martin Harris Much has been made of the failure of a number of proposed institutional mergers to...
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E-cards with a hidden message
Bradford was the only university last year to text students with good luck wishes to relieve anxiety on results day. This year, it is offering free e-cards in a bid to attract potential students to...