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Pious platitudes should not obscure the current realities about international education in the UK. It is a largely commercial operation, synonymous with the recruitment of full fee-paying students...
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Might learn a thing or two
Regarding "Ignorance is strength" (Opinion, 24 May): Felipe Fernández-Armesto might enjoy his pub quizzes a little more if he reread Jean-Baptiste le Rond d'Alembert's Encyclopédie article on...
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Lord Glenamara of Glenridding, 1912-2012
A former education and science minister who was a "driving force" behind the creation of polytechnics and served as chancellor of what is now Northumbria University has died.Ted Short - who became a...
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Campus round-up
University of StrathclydeCutting-edge researchThe UK's first Fraunhofer Centre, a branch of Europe's largest applied research organisation, is to be established in Scotland. German-based Fraunhofer-...
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Open-access petitioners trigger White House response
A petition asking the Obama administration to implement an open-access mandate for all publicly funded research has reached the required number of signatories to trigger an official response.The...
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Inside Higher Ed: Boycott kills an anthology
By Scott Jaschik, for Inside Higher Ed
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UK's 'safety' an increased draw for overseas students
More international students cite safety as a factor in their decision to study in the UK than was the case five years ago, despite worldwide coverage of the violence and looting that swept many...
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It’s not all black, but it is blue for astronomers
Astronomers have welcomed a partial reprieve granted to the UK’s northern hemisphere telescopes, but have described the closure of two major facilities in Hawaii as a “sad day for British astronomy”.
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Willetts wants more overseas students
The universities and science minister has said that he expects the number of international students at UK universities to grow.
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Federal block on overseas agents 'harms' US colleges
The US Department of State has been accused of making “ill-informed and misguided” policy statements against the use of international student recruitment agents and “doing significant harm to the...
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Open access will bankrupt us, publishers’ report claims
Publishers of humanities and social science journals could go bankrupt if all academic papers became freely available after six months, a report commissioned by publishers has warned.
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Top civil servant to lead University of London
A senior civil servant in charge of implementing the government’s higher education policies has been named the new vice-chancellor of the University of London.
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100 Under 50 Rankings 2012 methodology
The 100 Under 50 table is built on the criteria used for the World University Rankings, but with a twist The ߣߣƵ 100 Under 50 uses the same range of 13 performance indicators to...
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Universities welcome charity tax relief U-turn
The government has scrapped plans to cap the amount of tax relief individuals can claim from charitable donations.