Student financial aid boosted in US Budget
Higher education proved to be one of the few winners in the latest US federal Budget, which today set out a 10-year plan to make $1.1 trillion (£687 billion) in deficit savings.
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Objectors fail to block controversial speakers at LSE debate
More than 100 UK-based German students and academics have signed an open letter objecting to the choice of panellists for a debate at the London School of Economics later today.
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Inside Higher Ed: The $10,000 question
By Steve Kolowich, for Inside Higher Ed
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Research spots wedded bliss’ slim lead on cohabiting contentment
Never mind the roses: no Valentine’s Day would be complete without academic insights into the nature of love in modern Britain.Among the research released this 14 February is a study that suggests...
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This is an international case: legal students go global
As technological advances continue apace, university students are being offered the opportunity to experience a “global” education without leaving the lecture theatre.One noteworthy recent venture in...
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Offa may get legal teeth if too many set £9,000 fees, say Willetts and Cable
The government has threatened to legislate to allow it to intervene in the undergraduate tuition fee levels set by individual universities if too many rush to charge close to £9,000.
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The Net Delusion: How Not to Liberate the World
Henry Farrell is glad to see the web's democratic credentials tested, even if the case is overstated
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Special Sound: The Creation and Legacy of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop
Electronic music innovation paved the way for the future, says David Toop, despite being frowned upon
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John Donne's Performances: Sermons, Poems, Letters and Devotions
John Donne was no stranger to personal theatrics. As an 18-year-old law student at the Inns of Court - where he was known as "a great frequenter of plays and ladies" - he commissioned a portrait of...
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The Blame Game: Spin, Bureaucracy, and Self-Preservation in Government
The Conservative-Lib Dem coalition government might turn out to be the most blamed political alliance in British electoral history. The Lib Dems will be blamed for years to come for betraying their...
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How Old is the Universe?
An exploration of space-age theory development doesn't probe deep enough for Shobhit Mahajan
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Paris: The Story of a Great City
Who buys books, and why? Are they bought to be read by the buyer? To be given away as presents? Are they bought for their text? Are they bought for their illustrations? Are they bought to act as a...
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A Heart for the Work: Journeys through an African Medical School
Even the most technically minded orthopaedic surgeon will be aware of the influence of social and cultural factors on the delivery of healthcare. Although modern medicine is supposedly evidence-based...
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Union to test opinions on fee discounts for children of staff
Questions over whether fee remission counts as widening participation. John Morgan reports
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Stay-at-home UK students still the 'worst in Europe' for study abroad
Lack of language skills and worry about academic inflexibility deter venturers, writes Hannah Fearn