Langlands to leave Hefce to become Leeds v-c
Sir Alan Langlands is to leave his job as chief executive of England’s funding council to become vice-chancellor of the University of Leeds, where he has been welcomed as a “stellar figure” in higher...
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St Hugh’s settles Shannon case
The University of Oxford is set to review its policy on postgraduate admissions after a college reached a settlement with an applicant who claimed it discriminated against poorer students.
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Regent’s College given green light on university title
Regent’s College will become the latest private provider to gain university status, with the charitable institution hoping to boost its international prospects and join Universities UK as a result.
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Second cyber security institute launched
Teams from six universities will make up the UK’s second cyber security research institute, it has been announced.
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Birmingham strike threats ended
All threatened strike action at the University of Birmingham has been called off after the University and College Union reached an agreement with the institution’s management over compulsory...
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Undergraduates ‘should be taught entrepreneurship’
Universities should teach undergraduates how to start up companies, the prime minister’s enterprise advisor has said.
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Students ‘need more say in running universities’
Students and academics need to be much more involved in the management and improvement of universities if the future of higher education is to be safeguarded.
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Durham’s former head of alumni relations joins cancer charity
Tim McInnis, the former director of the alumni relations office at Durham University, has left the institution to join a cancer charity.
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Gove receives ‘bad academia’ backlash
Academics have been making their voice heard on Twitter after education secretary Michael Gove mocked 100 university professors who had criticised his plans to reform the national curriculum.
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Russell Group continues to fall short on access benchmarks
Three-quarters of Russell Group universities are failing to meet benchmarks on numbers of state school pupils, according to new figures.
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DfE pledges more money on school-led teacher training
Michael Gove has reiterated his desire to move initial teacher training towards school-led providers by pledging an extra £10 million for schools to train the next generation of teachers.
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Galloway raises Harlem Shake sacking in Commons
Outspoken MP George Galloway has tabled an early day motion calling for a University of Oxford college to reinstate a library invigilator who was sacked for failing to stop students film an internet...
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THE podcast: 21 March 2013 issue review
Podcast Powered By PodbeanPart-time student numbers, academics’ school reports, and commercialising research all feature on this ߣߣƵ issue review. Chris Parr is joined by editor...
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Employability agenda isn’t working
Steve Sarson’s first-years were tasked with a CV exercise on study time, so he reminded them of the alternatives to the market
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US watchdogs, show more teeth or face fed pound
Obama’s State of the Union address draws line in sand, QAA conference hears