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Campus round-up
Brunel UniversityKhan-do attitudeA university business school is running an Easter "boot camp" to attract sixth-formers predicted to get at least AAB at A level. The three-day residential event at...
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Resetting the compass
Resourceful academies in the global South and East have much to teach the ‘developed’ North and West, Sir David Watson observes
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5 April 2012
Solitary course - The bill of fare for today’s ‘ideal’ scholar
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The three Rs: resources, research and Robin Hood
R&D and philanthropy are at the heart of a Turkish university’s ambitious plans. Matthew Reisz reports
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Head of Sciences Po found dead in New York hotel
Richard Descoings, the head of the Paris institution Sciences Po and one of the leading reformers in French higher education, has been found dead in a New York hotel room.
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Campus Review: New website not quite the face universities want to show
By Susan Woodward, for Campus Review
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Gillies defends London Met course cuts
The vice-chancellor of London Metropolitan University has defended his decision to cut the number of courses at his institution by two-thirds, and set out lessons for other universities that embark...
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Gove asks for universities to determine A levels
Russell Group universities should determine the content of A-level examinations, the education secretary Michael Gove has told exam regulator Ofqual.
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US outperforms UK on social media strategy
Universities in the US are better at using social media than their UK counterparts, a report has found.
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Inside Higher Ed: Invest in What You Know
By Kevin Kiley, for Inside Higher Ed
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Geographer to show Loughborough the way
Loughborough University has appointed Robert Allison, geographer and head of research at the University of Sussex, as its new vice-chancellor.
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Pasty is another country
Controversial plans to force Russell Group universities to show they are “in touch with ordinary Brits” have been condemned by academics.
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Cancer Research UK to join forces with venture capitalist
The charity Cancer Research UK has teamed up with a venture capital organisation to launch a £50 million investment fund aimed at boosting the translation of its discoveries into new cancer...
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Unions attack Ucea pay offer
Union leaders have condemned a 0.5 per cent pay offer by universities.