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English deficit leads to cheating
The overseas market is crucially important but managing it presents many pitfalls Desperate overseas students resort to dishonesty because of language problems, reports Tony Tysome Language...
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Outsourcing reduces visa refusals
The overseas market is crucially important but managing it presents many pitfalls The number of Chinese students refused a UK visa has plummeted since the processing of applications in China was...
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Ombudsman wants 'more preparation'
The student complaints ombudsman has raised concerns that universities are not "looking after" the overseas students on whom they depend so heavily for income, writes Phil Baty. Ruth Deech, head of...
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Group to look at metrics for arts
Hefce and the AHRC consider government plans to alter assessment methods, reports Anthea Lipsett A group of academics is to draw up a list of metrics that could be used to assess research in the arts...
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V-cs honour UK's eureka moments
What do test-tube babies, fibre optics, holograms, magnetically levitated trains, interstellar pulsars, the helical strands of DNA and the Gaia hypothesis have in common? They were all discovered or...
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Panels unlikely to alter scoring
Panels set to judge research in the 2008 research assessment exercise look unlikely to introduce additional metrics, writes Anthea Lipsett. The Government is still consulting on a metrics-based...
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Record awards entries
The number of entries to this year's Times Higher Awards was up by almost 50 per cent on last year's inaugural event. Just under 90 UK universities have sent entries for at least one of the 18...
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Cumbria gets first v-c
The first vice-chancellor of the proposed University of Cumbria will be Chris Carr, the principal of St Martin's College in Lancaster, it was announced this week. Professor Carr, who has been...
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Wellcome rating
The Wellcome Trust moved to put itself on a firmer financial footing this week, becoming the first UK charity to win a coveted AAA credit rating. The AAA rating, from Moody's and Standard and Poor's...
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French connection
Edinburgh's Napier University and the Paris-based French business school IPAG are jointly offering an MSc in international marketing and tourism. Students will study for four months in Edinburgh and...
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UCU eyes pay progress
The University and College Union is surveying the progress made by institutions in reassessing the roles of academic-related staff before new pay structures are introduced under the Higher Education...
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Land-based review
Consultants will look at land-based studies as part of the Higher Education Funding Council for England's programme on strategically important and vulnerable subjects. JM Consulting and SQW will...
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Ethics debate kicks off over World Cup ball
The World Cup football, hailed by manufacturers Adidas for its accuracy and criticised by detractors for its tendency to "veer off path", is at the centre of a debate about research ethics, writes...
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New v-cs boost NE research profile
Links between Durham and Newcastle are likely to grow with the arrival of top scientists. Phil Baty reports The North East is set for a major reinvigoration of its research profile after Durham...