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Let's talk regulation
The Better Regulation Task Force has asked the government to open a debate about how scientific research is regulated. It warned that the "government should not close down avenues unless the proposed...
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Pay boost will come at a price
Key points £167 million over two years ring-fenced for rewarding and recruiting staff Pay rises will be linked to staff performance Market supplements to attract the best academics on the...
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In the news: Michael Kelly
At university in New Zealand, Michael Kelly’s tutors said he had the potential to be a successful Kiwi academic. They told him to study hard, then go to Cambridge, England, or Cambridge,...
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Sunderland University: 'the government has underestimated us'
Undergraduates 10,650 Postgraduates 1,880 Students from low social classes 35% Hefce teaching income £29m Hefce research income £1m Income from Hefce ...
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Fees can be up to £3,000 - with Whitehall strings
Key points Universities to keep all top-up fees raised and they will be wholly additional to the amount received currently from government for teaching New access regulator must be satisfied that...
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Research-poor told to look to business
Key points Non-research intensive universities to quit new research 20 new Knowledge Exchange centres More involvement from regional development agencies in higher education strategies More input...
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Poorest will get student support of up to £2,100
Key points Grants of £1,000 a year reintroduced from 2004 for students from households with incomes of £10,000 or less Partial grant will be available to those whose families earn up to £20,000 a...
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'Let state pupils in on lower A levels'
Potential university entrants from state schools should be asked for lower A-level grades than their independent-school counterparts, a funding council study suggests. The work, by analysts at the...
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Oxford curtain rises for Sir Tim
Sir Tim Rice, the lyricist whose collaborations with Lord Lloyd-Webber produced Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and Jesus Christ Superstar , has been named Cameron Mackintosh visiting...
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Confusion in careers debate
Higher education institutions are caught in the middle of a confused debate over graduate employability, with their reactions ranging from "we do it already" to "it's not our job", according to a...
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High pass rate puts aid under pressure
South Africa's student aid programme is struggling to keep up with the demand for higher education from hard-up school-leavers whose final grades have improved for the third consecutive year. But...
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Germany eyes market for foreign postgraduates
Germany is to try to attract more top postgraduate students from around the world in an effort to compete with universities in France, the US and the UK. Berlin's drive coincides with a renewed...
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Italy struggles to keep Marconi archive intact
Italy's hard-pressed universities may be unable to meet a plea from the daughter of wireless pioneer Guglielmo Marconi to purchase a collection of her father's archives and apparatus. The...
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Don quits over Lomborg furore
A leading Danish academic has resigned from the board of the country's Institute for Environmental Assessment after it rejected his call for the suspension of director Bjørn Lomborg. Poul Harremoës,...