Numbers expansion plan is economic ‘nonsense’
The plan to fund extra student places by selling the student loan book is “nonsense” in economic terms, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies.
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University of London protests see more arrests
Thirty-six people were arrested after another confrontation between protesters and police at the University of London.
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Abolition of student numbers cap: the sector responds
Yesterday’s announcement that student number controls are to be abolished has attracted comment from all quarters. Here is a round-up of responses:
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Mandela tributes pour in from academia
Universities across the UK have been paying tribute to Nelson Mandela, South Africa’s first black president, who has died at the age of 95.
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BRICS & Emerging Economies Rankings 2014 methodology
Firm foundations: New rankings, same method Underpinning the ߣߣƵ BRICS & Emerging Economies Rankings 2014 is a sophisticated exercise in information-gathering and analysis:...
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Senate House occupation ends with arrests
At least three demonstrators were arrested as security staff and police broke up a student occupation of the University of London’s Senate House.
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Russell Group criticises student expansion plan
The Russell Group has attacked the government’s decision to abolish student number caps, warning of a potential decline in quality.
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Quantum technology gets boost from autumn statement
The government has given quantum technologies research a boost in the autumn statement.
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REF selectivity fears ‘prove unfounded’
Fears that universities would be more selective about who they submitted to the 2014 research excellence framework have proved unfounded.
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Undergraduate numbers cap ‘to be abolished’ – Osborne
The government will abolish the cap on student numbers “altogether” the year after next, George Osborne has announced
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Willetts has ‘lost control’ of budget - Byrne
David Willetts has “lost control” of his department’s budget in “spectacular fashion”, according to his Labour counterpart Liam Byrne.
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Lord Krebs issues warning over science funding
The government has been warned by a leading peer not to cut the science and research budget in today’s autumn statement.
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THE podcast: 5 December 2013 issue review
Download the podcastA lack of female representation among university governors, this week’s Books section, gender segregation at university events and student protest in Turkey are all discussed in...
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THE podcast: J. Noah Brown interview
Download the podcastIn this interview podcast, J. Noah Brown, president and chief executive officer of the Association of Community College Trustees, discusses the future of the community college...
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The Confidence Trap: A History of Democracy in Crisis from World War I to the Present, by David Runciman
A. W. Purdue on the risky belief that participatory government can always muddle through any crisis