Boris calls for better commercialisation of London's research
Scientists need to lose their “excessive fastidiousness” to make London the scientific capital of the world, the city’s mayor Boris Johnson has said.
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THE books podcast: Graham Farmelo interview
Download the podcastOur seventh books podcast features Graham Farmelo, author of Churchill’s Bomb: A Hidden History of Science, this week’s ߣߣƵ book of the week.The award-winning...
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THE podcast: ߣߣƵn International Education Conference 2013
Download the podcastFrom October 8-11 2013, Canberra hosted the annual ߣߣƵn International Education Conference, the largest international education conference in the Asia-Pacific region. The...
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Universities falling short on STEM, say employers
Universities are not producing enough science graduates to meet the needs of the UK economy, business leaders have claimed.
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Uclan to offer credit for Moocs
The University of Central Lancashire is to begin offering academic credit for courses that students complete for free online.
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Queen’s University Belfast appoints new v-c
Queen’s University Belfast has announced that its dean of medicine, dentistry and biomedical sciences will take over as its president and vice-chancellor
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UCU members back strike action
Nearly two-thirds of University and College Union members voting in a ballot have backed strike action in a row over pay.
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London Met stops legal action against the government
London Metropolitan University has agreed to end legal action against the Home Office over the revoking of its licence to recruit overseas students.
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Immigration bill attacked by NUS
Measures to tackle illegal immigration are “discriminatory” to international students and send the message that they are not welcome in the UK.
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Willetts announces latest research investment fund money
The last three universities to benefit from the current round of the government’s Research Partnership Investment Fund have been announced.
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THE podcast: 10 October 2013 issue review
Listen to the podcastThe growing number of courses offered in English by European universities, our weekly books section, essay mills, and the inaugural ߣߣƵ World Academic Summit...
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Q&A with Marina Warner
We speak to the chair of judges for the Man Booker International Prize 2015. Plus the latest higher education appointments
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Campus round-up - 10 October 2013
Look back in AngliaThe University of East Anglia marked its 50th anniversary celebrations with a festival that featured Norfolk’s first firework volcano - a 5m replica of Indonesia’s Mount Merapi. A...
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10 October 2013
Cash for answers - What do ghostwritten essays cost the academy?
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Odds and quads - 10 October 2013
On 13 November 1967, Newcastle University became the first and only British university to give Martin Luther King an honorary degree during his lifetime