Oxford admissions head sounds warning over exam changes
Plans to overhaul A-levels will have “tragic consequences” on fair access efforts, the University of Oxford’s admissions head has said.
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Universities awarded AHRC PhD funding
Seventy-five institutions have been awarded funding from the Arts and Humanities Research Council’s new PhD funding scheme.
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University staff to strike over pay
University staff will hold a one-day strike on 31 October in a row over pay
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Part-time study decline ‘set to continue’, warns key report
The dramatic decline in part-time students will continue this year, according to a report that calls for an “urgent push” to promote such study.
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UK boasts ‘biggest bioscience cluster in Europe’
The UK is the “biggest biosciences cluster in Europe” a report by the BioIndustry Association has said.
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REF impact weighting should be 25 per cent, says Witty
Impact should be given a weighting of 25 per cent at the next research excellence framework, the author of a government-commissioned review has said
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Self-deprecating lecturers contribute to unrest, suggests study
By Scott Jaschik, for Inside Higher Ed
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UK ‘overtakes Japan’ on Chinese collaboration
The UK has overtaken Japan to become China’s second most prolific research collaborator.
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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.