A fifth of graduate workers earn less than school-leavers
One in five graduates earn less than the average worker educated to A-level standard, new figures show.
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Annual list highlights cultural chasm between scholars and students
They are the internet generation that only remember the presidency of one George Bush and consider dial-up internet “sooooooo last century”.
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Biggest losers in sub-£7.5k auction revealed
The institutions that are set to lose the most student places as a result of plans to auction off 20,000 to cheaper institutions have been identified in a new analysis.
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Inside Higher Ed: Reign of the politician-chancellor
By Kevin Kiley, for Inside Higher Ed
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Matters of refinement
Phil Baty discusses the changes that will make the 2011-12 rankings even more accurate
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UCU to ballot for strike action at Middlesex
Lecturers at Middlesex University are to be balloted for strike action in a row over jobs.
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Legal challenge to ‘discriminatory’ Scottish fee regime
A human rights lawyer is planning to launch a legal challenge to the tuition fee arrangements in Scotland, where students from England, Wales and Northern Ireland will pay more than Scots and...
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Awards recognise support for women in science
A scheme which recognises efforts to support women in science has granted accreditation to 10 universities and academic departments in its latest round of awards.
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Locals force rethink on university expansion plan
A university has abandoned a bid to expand its estate in the face of a backlash from locals.
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Another year, another improvement in A-level pass rate
A-level pass rates have risen for the 29th successive year to 97.8 per cent, up from 97.6 per cent in 2010.
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The Quest for Mental Health: A Tale of Science, Medicine, Scandal, Sorrow and Mass Society
Has insanity increased or is the concept all in the mind? David Healy welcomes an insightful debate
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Invisible Romans: Prostitutes, Outlaws, Slaves, Gladiators, Ordinary Men and Women...The Romans That History Forgot
Tom Palaima discovers the hopes, dreams and lives of ordinary people living under Imperial Rome
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First Life: Discovering the Connections between Stars, Cells, and How Life Began
First Life opens with a beautifully evocative anecdote. Taking a night-time swim off the coast of Baja California beneath a clear starry sky, David Deamer was struck by an overpowering sense of...
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In Defence of Dogs
Looking at long bookshelves packed with books on dogs gives the impression that anybody can be an expert on man's best friend. But in an overcrowded field, one may feel fully confident when reading...
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The Law Is a White Dog: How Legal Rituals Make and Unmake Persons
Conor Gearty praises an angry expose of how the US legal system deprives and excludes citizens