Universities facing squeeze in budget surpluses
The English higher education sector’s budget surpluses are set to fall significantly in the financial years 2012-13 and 2013-14 before recovering.
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Caltech appoints new president
Caltech, ranked top in the ߣߣÊÓƵ World University Rankings for the past three years , has announced a new president
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University pension warning as USS deficit grows
Staff contributions will need to increase by a third to clear a multi-billion pound deficit in the sector’s main pension fund, a new analysis says.
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University of Manchester joins Coursera
The University of Manchester has become the third UK university to join the US massive open online course platform Coursera.
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Postgraduate numbers down 12 per cent, says report
The 1994 Group has urged the government to introduce a postgraduate loan system to combat a 12 per cent drop in student numbers over three years.
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THE podcast: 24 October 2013 issue review
Download the podcastThe 50th anniversary of the Robbins report, our weekly books section, and the Office of Fair Trading’s decision to examine English higher education are all covered in this week’s...
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THE podcast: David Willetts interview
Download the podcastMinister of state for universities and science David Willetts pays a visit to ߣߣÊÓƵ to discuss the 50th anniversary of the Robbins Report, his views on the...
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Q&A with Muriel Gray
We speak to the Glasgow School of Art’s recently appointed chair of the board of governors. Plus the latest higher education appointments
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24 October 2013
Expansive thinker - Robbins’ golden legacy for mass education
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Campus round-up - 24 October 2013
Source: Nature Picture LibraryPachyderms get straight to the pointElephants are the only animals that understand human pointing without needing any training, a study has found. Researchers from the...
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THE Scholarly Web - 24 October 2013
Weekly transmissions from the blogosphere
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John Tulloch, 1946-2013
A leading advocate for ethical journalism has died
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News in brief - 24 October 2013
United StatesRethink the Master PlanA Californian state government agency has urged its university leaders to create a new higher education agenda, saying that the existing plan is outdated. In a...
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Grant winners - 24 October 2013
Leverhulme TrustEarly Career FellowshipsThese offer salary costs for researchers at the beginning of their academic careers, providing them with the opportunity for advancement and enabling them to...
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Proof of purchase
Many colleges and universities offer students the facility to submit their work for an authenticity report based on matches with internet and published sources as recorded in the Turnitin database (“...