Fourth private body wins right to award degrees
An educational charity has become the fourth private provider to win degree-awarding powers.The ifs School of Finance, a not-for-profit group, has been granted taught degree-awarding powers by the...
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Autonomy paradox traps the academy
Alternatives to state funding come with strings attached, UCU study finds. John Morgan reports
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Former v-c's dictatorial regime to blame at London Met, says review
And the university's governors and audit committee are also culpable. Rebecca Attwood writes
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Students + PR research = possibility of backfiring
Pseudo-scientific studies may scupper future career hopes, warns lecturer. Zoe Corbyn reports
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Deprivation does not deter Scottish students
People from the most deprived areas of Scotland are more likely to go to college or university than those from better-off parts of the country, new figures show this week.Despite an overall drop in...
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Academics tap The Wire to stimulate social debate
TV cult drama's storylines used to aid development of 'public sociology' strategy. John Gill reports
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Framework's consumer vision 'mistaken'
The Government made a "fundamental mistake" in its plan for the future of higher education by painting a picture of a consumer-driven student experience, the head of the Higher Education Academy has...
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World in motion: 26 November 2009
What is a world-class university? asks Phil Baty. What are the ingredients that characterise a global leader of higher education in the 21st century? Which indicators should be used to benchmark...
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Quality systems 'stifle' innovation
Imposed 'uniformity' threatens to stymie responses to globalisation. Phil Baty reports
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News in brief
Award schemeInnovative social solutionsUniversities are being encouraged to address social challenges in new and enterprising ways. UnLtd - the Foundation for Social Entrepreneurs and the Higher...
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Overseas briefing
United StatesTweckled via the back channelCollege professionals angered by a disappointing conference presentation "flayed" the speaker by delivering 500 caustic comments on social-networking website...
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Market grows in strength as states run out of cash
Conference speakers say private solutions needed to cope with demand. Phil Baty reports from Doha
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Midfielder trumps fields winner on the guest list
The diminishing stature of academics in the eyes of the public was highlighted at the World Innovation Summit for Education.Georges Haddad, director of the higher education division at the United...
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Daytime TV: The beauty in art
Gary Day is transfixed by the intensity of Coptic art but finds the avant-garde more prosaic
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Top nations in computer science
Data provided by Thomson Reuters from its Essential Science Indicators, January 1999-June 2009