Scotland's draft governance code ‘weak and meaningless'
A new draft code of governance for Scottish universities has been condemned as “weak”, “meaningless in places” and offering “nothing new” by student and academic unions north of the border.
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Toni Pearce heeds discontent with NUS
Incoming National Union of Students president Toni Pearce has acknowledged that sections of the organisation’s membership are dissatisfied with its direction, and is determined to bring them back on...
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Overseas academics ‘will have open access exemptions’
Exceptions in the UK funding councils’ open access policy will be made for researchers hired from abroad, the Higher Education Funding Council for England’s head of research has pledged.
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World University Rankings video competition
World University Rankings 2013-2014 coming 2 October 2013The ߣߣƵ World University Rankings video competition is back for 2013.As last year’s shortlisted videos exceed 30,000 views...
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THE podcast: NUS National Conference 2013
Podcast Powered By PodbeanReporter Chris Parr heads to the National Union of Students’ 2013 National Conference to speak with Toni Pearce, who was elected president of the union at the event in...
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ߣߣƵn higher education hit by large funding cut
A huge cut to the ߣߣƵn higher education budget announced just months before the next federal election is the largest since 1996, according to umbrella body Universities ߣߣƵ.
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Scottish universities criticised on pay
Action needs to be taken against Scottish universities because senior staff members are being given “worrying levels of high pay”, the National Union of Students Scotland has said.
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US humanities PhDs ‘produce more employable graduates’
Arts and humanities PhD graduates from the US are more employable than their UK counterparts, a conference on doctoral education has heard.
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Inside Higher Ed: Reprimand for a Blog
By Scott Jaschik, for Inside Higher Ed
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BBC ‘risks damaging UK academic reputation’
The BBC’s use of a student group from the London School of Economics to gain access to North Korea could jeopardise the overseas reputation of UK universities and the work of academics more generally...
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Craig Calhoun on BBC's 'dangerous' use of LSE camouflage in North Korea
LSE director condemns BBC tactics over controversial Panorama documentary
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Diverse workforce linked to high-quality research
European countries that have a greater proportion of foreigners in their skilled workforce produce more highly cited research, a study has concluded.
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Mooc? What’s a Mooc?
Survey reveals online revolution is news to large proportion of European universities
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STFC lab wins major Czech contract
Scientists in the UK have won a major Czech research contract worth £10 million to develop laser technology.
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Asia University Rankings 2013 methodology
The Asia University Rankings guarantee quality by employing the same methodology as the blue-riband World University Rankings: here we detail the criteria that lie behind the calculations The Times...