Redbricks get thumbs down
The results of a national student survey make salutary reading, with courses and access at new and old universities coming under fire The first-ever national survey of student satisfaction will prove...
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Males are most likely to be critical
The results of a national student survey make salutary reading, with courses and access at new and old universities coming under fire Male students from ethnic minorities are the least happy with...
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Personal touch helps reduce dropout rate
The results of a national student survey make salutary reading, with courses and access at new and old universities coming under fire Student dropout rates are falling in institutions with the worst...
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Lib Dems rethink degrees
Students could dip in and out of different universities as they accumulate credits for a degree under plans being considered by the Liberal Democrats, The Times Higher has learnt. Ed Davey, the party...
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Tax advice from a man for all seasons
A central pillar of the Liberal Democrats' general election campaign - a local income tax - was put to the test by David King of Stirling University, writes Paul Hill. Professor King, who has worked...
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A double first in Far East for Notts
Nottingham University has stolen a market lead over its international competitors by becoming the first foreign university to open campuses in China and Malaysia. Last week, it opened the first...
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Aptitude tests still favour rich
American-style admissions tests may be no fairer a way for British universities to "talent-spot" students than looking at A-level results, according to a new study, writes Paul Hill. A paper in the...
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Bern
The Swiss Government has demanded more information from the US authorities about the death of academic Salah Jmor, who was apparently shot by a US soldier in Iraq in June. Professor Jmor, an Iraqi...
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Uppsala
The expulsion of political scientist Kenneth Good has damaged Botswana's reputation as a plural democracy that honours academic freedom, the research director of Sweden's Nordic Africa Institute says...
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Canberra
The ߣߣÊÓƵn Government has launched a worldwide search for at least 8,000 foreign students whose visas were wrongly cancelled, after a court found fault with a letter from the Immigration...
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Wellington
New Zealand's university unions and employers have agreed to put pressure on the incoming Government to increase funding and resolve salary issues. But the two sides failed to agree on national pay...
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Revolt and corruption stall Iraq's recovery
Attempts to rebuild Iraq's universities are being hampered by the growing insurgency and donors' doubts about the country's long-term stability. And the country's ambassador to Unesco, Muhi al-...
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Group explores strategies to keep US a global powerhouse
The US Education Secretary has set up a commission to craft a new national strategy to maintain US dominance in higher education. Margaret Spellings, concerned that America's traditional global lead...
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Student support trails rising costs
State aid for French students is trailing behind rising costs of university fees and accommodation, the country's main student union claimed this month. An inquiry into students' purchasing power...
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Thai academics decry graduates' weak degrees, poor English
A crisis of quality afflicting Thai degree programmes threatens to produce graduates with "useless" qualifications, leading education experts have warned. Their criticism comes after years of...