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Number of mature and overseas students applying increasing
The number of mature and overseas students applying to UK universities appears to be on the increase, according to figures released today, writes Alison Goddard. The number of people over 25 who had...
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For the record
Fears may force change to Scots information bill Scottish ministers are expected to amend their radical freedom of information bill after fears that it could threaten academic research and provoke a...
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Material girl
Textile designer Asha Peta Thompson of Brunel University was shortlisted for the female inventor of the year award for her fabric that incorporates electronic circuits. It can be developed to enable...
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Skills shortage hits IT industry
The information technology industry is suffering from a severe skills shortage despite massive increases in the number of IT and computer science graduates. A survey by the Real Time Club, a group of...
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Celtic hat-trick spurs rethink
The government is reconsidering its position on undergraduate support after the Welsh Assembly completed a Celtic hat-trick by reinstating means-tested grants for the poorest students. Ministers and...
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Shefc rejigs funding plan
The Scottish Higher Education Funding Council is to launch a modified version of its controversial teaching funding scheme in the coming academic year. But there are fears that some institutions will...
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Call for contract staff code
Funds awarded as a result of the research assessment exercise should be dependent on the recipient institution complying with a standard code of practice for contract researchers, the Academy of...
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'Change measure of quality'
Conservative peer Baroness Perry has called for a new quality assurance system that fosters diversity between higher education institutions, writes Alan Thomson. Baroness Perry, pro vice-chancellor...
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Hefce backing puts Bradford merger on cards
The University of Bradford and Bradford College are to take the first steps towards merger after pledges of support from funding bodies. Financial backing has been secured from the Higher Education...
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Hundreds in line for windfall from USS
Hundreds of retired academics may get windfalls of up to £30,000 as the universities pensions scheme corrects an anomaly that went unnoticed for nine years. The Universities Superannuation Scheme is...
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Apathy excites Notts Trent
Political apathy among Britain's first-time voters is to be examined by Nottingham Trent University researchers in the first study of its kind. The project, funded by the Economic and Social Research...
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Soros gift for open access to journals
George Soros has given $3 million (£2.1 million) towards an international effort to open access to scholarly research and journals by making them free to read online. The financier and philanthropist...