Quasicrystals secure Nobel Prize for Israeli chemist
The Nobel Prize in chemistry has been awarded to Israeli researcher Daniel Shechtman for his discovery of quasicrystals.
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'Visa scam' at college linked to University of Wales
A college that offers courses validated by the University of Wales has been linked to an alleged scam that helped foreign students to cheat their way to qualifications.
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Willetts pledges to open universities’ doors to business
All business people should be able to “knock on the doors” of a university and ask for training and help with research, David Willetts has told the Conservative Party conference.
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Oxford v-c: 'Government is failing universities on visa reforms and postgraduate support'
The tightening of visa rules poses a “serious risk” to the academic health of University of Oxford, its vice-chancellor has warned.
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Champagne supernovae: astronomers claim Nobel Prize
The Nobel Prize in physics has been awarded to three astronomers for their discovery of the accelerating expansion of the universe.Half of the prize money will go to Saul Perlmutter, a professor of...
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University of Wales pulls in its tentacles
The University of Wales has pulled degree accreditation from all courses except those designed and fully controlled by the institution.
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Chancellor announces major new investment in science
The government has announced nearly £200 million in new science capital spending which it hopes will cement the UK’s status as “home to the greatest scientists and engineers”.
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Nobel Prize in medicine shared for work in immunology
Three scientists, including one who died just days ago, have been awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2011.
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Inside Higher Ed: ‘No more plan B’
By Scott Jaschik, for Inside Higher Ed
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Universities may lose 6,000 student places to FE colleges, Labour says
Up to 6,000 undergraduate places that are being auctioned off to low-cost institutions will go to further education colleges rather than universities, the Labour Party has claimed.
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World University Rankings 2010-11 methodology
Robust, transparent and sophisticated Phil Baty explains how in-depth consultation with the global academic community has produced the most exact and relevant world rankings yet devised It is, of...
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Cambridge and Oxford savage higher education White Paper
The government has come in for fierce criticism from the universities of Cambridge and Oxford in strongly-worded submissions to the White Paper consultation.
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Merger moves a step closer with plans for new university in South East Wales
The University of Wales, Newport, has responded to proposals for a radical contraction in the number of Welsh universities with plans for a new institution in the South East of the country.
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Gap between student incomings and outgoings widens
Many students face a shortfall of over £8,000 a year when state support is compared to the cost of living for the 2011-12 academic year, a new analysis suggests.
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From the heat of persecution to the cold shadow of neglect
Plight of refugee academics compounded by Western 'inhospitality'. Matthew Reisz reports