Melbourne
RMIT University has received A$26 million (£10 million) from a trust founded by Charles Feeney, a US billionaire and long-standing supporter of Sinn Fein. The donation will help establish the first...
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Brussels
The European Commission is seeking comments on its proposed fi160 million (£103 million) Era-Net programme, which will pay for the systematic exchange of information and good practice in the European...
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India curbs moonlighting teachers
India's university and college teachers have been told to spend at least five hours every weekday on campus or face disciplinary action. They must be available for any help that students might need...
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Riots over party in SA
South Africa's education authorities have criticised students at the University of the North who caused R4 million (£281,000) damage while rioting over the institution's refusal to fund a party....
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NZ swells campus coffers by £140m
New Zealand's coalition government has frozen student fees for the third year but has found an additional NZ$400 million (£140 million) in funding over the next four financial years for university...
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Tuition fees may keep poor out of medical schools
A Canadian study could prove that rising tuition fees keep low-income students out of medical school. The Canadian Medical Association Journal has published a paper that compares medical students...
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Austria warms to new laws
Austrian education minister Elisabeth Gehrer says she detects a stronger climate for acceptance of new university legislation among its opponents. Cabinet has approved the new law, which will have to...
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Dutch student swallows HIV blood
A medical student at the University of Utrecht in Holland could be infected with HIV after swallowing infected blood during an experiment, writes Clare Chapman. The female student was taking part in...
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Greeks to carry on striking over pay
Greek universities are to remain closed indefinitely due to a strike by academic staff who are demanding a 20 per cent increase in basic salaries. A large number of students will not be able to sit...
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Censoring of debate opposed by lecturers
Plans by Cambridge University's governing council to censor speeches in Senate House discussions are being opposed by lecturers. The discussions, which allow staff to be heard and their comments...
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Watchdog says Cambridge will waste millions more
Cambridge University will waste millions of pounds more on top of the £10 million it has already spent on the implementation of Capsa, its flawed financial accounting system, says the university's...
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Scots look to reform funding
The Scottish Higher Education Funding Council is consulting on a radical funding shift that would reward institutions for their success in delivering government priorities. The proposal comes in a...
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Sheffield scores AA minus
Sheffield University has become the fifth British university to publish its credit rating. Its AA minus rating puts it on a par with NatWest Bank, Reuters and Abbey National, and above Boots, BT and...
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Analysis: Means testify to the trends
Average A-level grades of university entrants are up, but figures give little support to some myths about higher education, Bernard Kingston argues National debates on educational standards regularly...
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Whistleblowers: QAA raps lax standards at Abertay's Greek post
The University of Abertay Dundee awarded honours degrees to students after a one-year programme designed and delivered by a Greek partner college "without any involvement of either an external...