Harvard launches huge fundraising campaign
Harvard University has launched a fundraising campaign that it hopes will boost its coffers by $6.5 billion (£4.1 billion).
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Freshers advice offered via Twitter
The National Union of Students is hosting its first-ever Twitter question and answer sessions, offering first years advice on a range of topics.
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Homesick students need help from universities, study says
Universities should ensure they have strategies to stop students feeling homesick as they begin their studies, experts say.
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Teaching prize winner puts success down to ‘chalk and talk’
The winner of an annual pan-European award for teaching has put his success down to traditional methods of classroom “chalk and talk”.
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Students ‘working harder’ under 9k fees, survey suggests
Students paying £9,000 fees may be socialising less and working more than their counterparts under the lower-fee regime, new research suggests.
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Taught postgraduate survey results revealed
About three quarters of taught postgraduate students are happy with the teaching and learning on their course, a new national survey says.
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THE podcast: 19 September 2013 issue review
Download the podcast Massive open online courses, the sale of the student loan book and whether the government should employ academics as consultants all feature in this week’s issue review podcast....
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FutureLearn plans to stand out from Mooc crowd
UK platform aims to make up for late start via ‘social architecture’
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REF panels must blend citation and publication data
A weighted approach is the best bet for assessment, say Andrew Oswald and Daniel Sgroi
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The Bombing War: Europe 1939-1945, by Richard Overy
Jill Stephenson praises a study of terror from the skies
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Academic consultants could save government time and money
Blog calls for state to give scholars opportunity to influence policy
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Prophet didn’t see it coming
Vince Cable’s uncertainties about funding reform suggest the contingent, ad hoc nature of coalition policymaking
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Welsh universities commit to sharing course material online
OER drive by nation’s institutions will save lecturers time
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News in brief - 19 September 2013
Transcontinental research collaborationUS leads in long-distance affairsUS academics are more likely to work with peers outside America than European researchers are to link up with those outside...
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The week in higher education - 19 September 2013
An unlikely bunch of larger-than-life characters have come together to save the Earth from destruction. No, it’s not the plot for the new Marvel superheroes blockbuster but a task force put together...