Lower interest from abroad would push seven into red
Exchange-rate shifts could expose UK institutions to dangerous drops in income, says John Gill
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I demand ... less cash, no honour
Historian spurned salary and told Cambridge to hire two young academics instead, writes John Gill
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The week in higher education
Fifty overseas students have been excluded by Newcastle University after apparently using forged English-language qualifications. The Chinese and Taiwanese students were investigated after a number...
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Taboo but true: PhD students 'not up to scratch'
Supervisors struggle to get ill-equipped candidates through their research projects. Zoe Corbyn reports
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'Encouraging' survey reveals most students are satisfied with teaching
But standards at older institutions are rated as higher than those at new, says Rebecca Attwood
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How is university different from school, Miss?
An apparently growing number of students who address their lecturers as "Sir" or "Miss" may reflect a failure among school students to adjust to higher education.Philip Frame, a national teaching...
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'Selflessness' key to beating the downturn, argues v-c
City University London chief calls for the sector to rediscover its ministering vocation. John Gill reports
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Dropouts shun 'useless' support before quitting
Exit interviews with students who left the University of Worcester in their first term found that a majority of them did not consult anyone at the institution before quitting. And, of those students...
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Scotland pledges funding deal to keep universities level with England
Cabinet backs HE taskforce in return for economically 'aligned' activity, writes Olga Wojtas
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UK student ambitions get thrust from space module
The University of Leicester began teaching the first UK university course on human space flight this week.Although government policy means that there is currently no likelihood of Britain sending an...
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Leicester reaches for stars as new build totals £1bn
Widening-participation agenda will sit alongside elite ambitions, pledges v-c. Zoe Corbyn reports
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Keep the money, IP academic told
ߣߣÊÓƵn ruling in favour of professor is likely to influence UK courts, writes Melanie Newman
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University of Ulster - Sports centre is 2012 star
Lord Coe, the double Olympic gold medallist, has opened world-class sports facilities at the University of Ulster, which will be available to UK teams training for the 2012 Olympics and Paralympics....
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Napier University - Detective reverts to type
Arthur Conan Doyle's The Hound of the Baskervilles has been republished in a new edition by third-year publishing students at Napier University. Sponsored by the Edward Clark Bequest as part of the...
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University of Derby - £7.2m profit hailed as record
A record annual operating profit of £7.2 million has been posted by the University of Derby. The figures represent a £4.5 million increase on last year's figure. The university hailed the results as...