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St Patrick’s warned over finances before getting green light on SLC cash
Private college seeking designation invested £3 million after being told it needed to inject further funding
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Greg Clark fails to rule out merging UK research councils
The universities minister offered no guarantees in the review of the agencies
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Non-EU students still attracted to UK universities
The number of students from the Middle East coming to UK universities more than doubled between 2003-04 and 2012-13. As traffic from all other regions also rose, the total number of non-European...
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Unconditional offers are little help in student recruitment, says Ucas
A small number of universities are responsible for the spike in unconditional offers in 2014
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Eyes in classes follow those in Google Glasses
Glasgow academics find device breaks down barriers with students
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New association to defend collegiate system of university education
Durham University conference hears that global body will promote the ‘experiment in living’ against the ‘threat’ of centralisation
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Global participation rates to continue rising, says report
The most important driver of demand for higher education will be the desire of citizens in China and India to reach a middle-class lifestyle, claims scholar
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US institutions pressed to disclose overseas deaths
Activists want universities to report if study-abroad students are killed, injured or victims of a crime
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The vilification of the rights of ‘inconvenient’ women
Lisa Downing examines what ‘deviant women’ such as Ayn Rand and Margaret Thatcher reveal about attitudes towards feminine ‘nature’
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Campus close-up: Edinburgh Centre for Robotics
Edinburgh University and Heriot-Watt have teamed up to boost UK development in robotic applications
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Pay cuts for Bilkent University scholars who disappoint peers
Private university in Turkey neglects research metrics for external views on academics’ performance
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Higher education in Europe: the glass is more than half full
Three achievements are underestimated in current political debates, says Anne Corbett
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A good guide to steer the right governance course?
An updated governance code aims to help institutions avoid controversies while respecting autonomy, but some wish it said more about openness and inclusivity
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Old campus battles roll on into new year
Alan Ryan is dismayed to see that the US is still bedevilled by lethal racism