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Professional golf degree launched in Scotland
Nothing is out of bounds when it comes to higher education, it seems – with the launch of Scotland’s first degree in professional golf
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Sussex told to compensate student protesters over suspensions
The University of Sussex should not have suspended four students after a protest and should pay compensation, the sector’s complaints body has found
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Video: cross-party science and engineering debate 2015
All the discussion from the Campaign for Science and Engineering’s annual discussion
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Gender gaps among students revealed by Ucas
Figures also show 23 per cent of students now enter HE with BTECs
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Obama highlights college plan in State of the Union speech
By Michael Stratford, for Inside Higher Ed
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Many universities ‘failing to address public health needs of world’s poor’
First global health research ranking suggests only five UK institutions make major investment  Â
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Nobel laureates write to KAUST over Saudi flogging case
Academics in Saudi Arabia have been urged in an open letter signed by 18 Nobel Prize winners to condemn the public flogging of blogger Raif Badawi
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Teach medical students to be critical, says Ernst
Medical students must learn to think critically, an academic physician who became the first professor of complementary medicine has warned.
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Kent student named as Green Party HE spokesman
A student at the University of Kent has been named as the Green Party’s spokesman for higher and further education
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Bedfordshire joins Glasgow in fossil fuel commitment
The University of Bedfordshire has become the second higher education institution in the UK to commit to not investing in the fossil fuel industry
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King’s College London drops rebrand plan
Plans to rebrand itself as ‘King’s London’ have been dropped, principal has confirmed
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Carter review says universities 'key' to teacher training
But report also angers some in HE over PGCE comments
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Blog: Turning teaching-track promotions upside down
Marnie Hughes-Warrington on the case for re-thinking academic career progression
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Warnings issued over EU research budget changes
The performance of the whole European research system could be harmed if changes to EU budgets go ahead, it has been warned.