New Regius professorships announced for 12 universities
Twelve “outstanding” university departments are set to receive Regius professorships to mark the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee last year, the Cabinet Office has announced.
Twelve “outstanding” university departments are set to receive Regius professorships to mark the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee last year, the Cabinet Office has announced.

Projects focussing on graphene and research into the human brain have won what the European Commission has called “the largest research excellence award in history”.
A new report from the American Historical Association provides fresh evidence of the impact of marital status and gender on academic careers.
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Memory struggles with history in an annal of life in Auschwitz and afterwards, finds Robert Eaglestone
University leavers could have better graduate job prospects than their predecessors when they attempt to enter the world of work this summer, a survey has suggested.
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Loss of international student licence exacts heavy toll on London Met. David Matthews reports

Online study certificates go on sale, but Coursera’s Andrew Ng tells Chris Parr they won’t match traditional degrees

Loss of international student licence exacts heavy toll on London Met. David Matthews reports
Four UK universities join forces to gain competitive edge in funding shoot-out. Elizabeth Gibney writes
Universities face a serious threat from free online degree courses, the vice-chancellor of the University of Cambridge has warned.
Staff turn down enhanced offer to stay within national bargaining unit. Jack Grove reports
A university education department has warned that it may have to make redundancies as a result of government cuts to allocations of teacher training places.