Number of academic staff falls 1 per cent in last two years
The number of people working within the higher education sector in the UK has dropped by 2 per cent over the last two academic years.
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Willetts: less red tape + fewer tax burdens = more autonomy
Measures to cut red tape and reduce tax burdens on universities will strengthen their autonomy, David Willetts has said.
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Apple takes on textbook market
After a feverish build up in which commentators forecast the “digital destruction” of the multi-billion dollar textbook industry, Apple has unveiled a “new textbook experience” and free online...
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United StatesDefence attacked, academy OKUniversities will not be severely hit by federal spending cuts on research and development in the US, an analysis suggests. According to the study by the...
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Fuel for-profits to 'jump-start' tottering economy
Investing more money in for-profit universities could "jump-start" the global economy, it has been suggested, and is the best way to create jobs and sustain economic growth in developing markets such...
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Lower fees or lose students, Welsh told
Core-and-margin model could cut places at most higher-priced universities. David Matthews writes
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One-sixth of UK degree students prefer to have the best of British abroad
The days when international students flooded into the UK to study at its world-renowned universities may not be over, but the dynamics are rapidly changing.According to statistics published last week...
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Use of Turnitin software does not deter cheating, study finds
Students who are aware that their work will be checked by plagiarism-detection software are just as likely to cheat as those who are not, a study suggests.
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Unions call on LCC head to quit over decision to cull 'unviable' courses
Design subjects will be hit hardest by the closure of 16 programmes. David Matthews reports
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War of words as break-up turns acrimonious
The University of Wales Trinity Saint David has rebutted a scathing attack on its standards by a private college that used to teach its degrees.
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Reputation at risk over student vote, UCL warns
The University College London students' union is pressing ahead with a motion of no confidence in the provost, Malcolm Grant, despite being warned by the university that the move could have a "...
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Scholars bear brunt of cash-saving plans
Job losses expected across all faculties as London Metropolitan bids to save £7m. Jack Grove writes
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Helium shortage not a gas as labs postpone 'optimal' work on grey matter
Brain-scanning equipment has been shut down and research projects have stalled at laboratories across the country because of a global helium shortage.
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Green Philosophy: How to Think Seriously about the Planet
Christopher Belshaw considers some right-leaning directions on how to save the environment
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The Submerged State: How Invisible Government Policies Undermine American Democracy
Vanessa Williamson extols a clarion call for US citizens to press for more accountable governance