Do more to help working-class students enter professions
Milburn report on social mobility says universities must expand efforts to widen participation. Hannah Fearn reports
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Private colleges are warned of inspection visits
MPs concerned about immigration examinations and accrediting agency. Melanie Newman reports
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Gloria Monday: ‘Leave’ me out of it
Gloria Monday on business-speak, unpronounceable graduands and the human face of administration
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Government announces 10,000 more places
The Government has announced an extra 10,000 university places in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.Lord Mandelson, the First Secretary, confirmed that the Government would pay the...
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Graduate unemployment rises
The number of jobless degree-holders jumps, but figures reveal some institutional pockets of employability excellence. Hannah Fearn reports
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Hong Kong students abandon UK study plans
Tough visa rules and high risk of rejection are putting off applicants, observers claim. Melanie Newman reports
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Secret ‘at-risk’ list set to grow, MP claims
Up to 30 institutions face ‘significant deficits’ next year, Tory states in Commons debate. Melanie Newman reports
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Let us create a British Ivy League, says former government adviser
Sir Cyril Taylor calls for more private provision and an end to the cap on student numbers and fees. Rebecca Attwood reports
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Prime Minister promises more university places
The Prime Minister has promised “further increases” in university places this year.During a grilling by MPs on the House of Commons Liaison Committee this morning, Gordon Brown said that the...
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Salford/Cambridge/Goldsmiths/Lancaster - Media monument
A consortium of universities has won £2.7 million to help turn the UK's first purpose-built media community into a "living laboratory". MediaCity in Manchester is set to become home to 2,500 BBC...
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London South Bank University - Earlier the better
Students who apply to university earlier in the year make better choices when it comes to institutions and courses, according to research by London South Bank University. Of 502 students who applied...
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University of Brighton - Goal is peace
Sir Bobby Charlton, the Manchester United and England football legend, has joined the University of Brighton on a visit to Israel to train young Jewish and Arab footballers. The university's Football...
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University of Essex - Question time
Does it pay to be nice? Why do girls do better than boys at school? Does the fact that your parents smoked mean that you will? These were among the tough questions faced by academics attending the...
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Anglia Ruskin University - Triumph for strange new worlds
A social work lecturer has won a national prize for The Turing Test - his collection of short stories that feature robots, alien planets and genetic manipulation. Chris Beckett, a science fiction...
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University of Aberdeen - Logic, we have a problem
At the University of Aberdeen last week, Ken Skeldon did his best to debunk the conspiracy theories surrounding the Nasa Moon landings. Questions such as why did the flags planted on the lunar...