Universities 鈥榮hould be excluded鈥 from counter-terror powers, say MPs
Government plans to tackle 鈥渆xtremism鈥 will have a 鈥渟eriously inhibiting effect on bona fide academic debate in universities鈥, MPs and peers warn
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Jobs for graduates predicted to hit record high
Graduate recruitment is set to reach its highest level in more than a decade, according to new research
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Students from poorer backgrounds win places in US
Sutton Trust scheme sends UK applicants to Harvard, Yale and others
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Warwick v-c Nigel Thrift targeted by petition over knighthood
A petition has been set up calling for Nigel Thrift, the University of Warwick vice-chancellor, to be stripped of his knighthood.
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Duke of York defended by Huddersfield v-c
The University of Huddersfield vice-chancellor Bob Cryan has defended the Duke of York, its patron, in the face of 鈥渞idiculous鈥 sex allegations
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Sir David Bell calls for change of tack on teacher training
Government fixated with education departments being 鈥楳arxist hotbeds鈥, says Reading v-c
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Obama to make 鈥渇ree community college鈥 proposal
US president promises two years of free higher education for 鈥渆veryone willing to work for it鈥
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Universities鈥 place in North West economic plan highlighted
David Cameron and George Osborne have trumpeted universities鈥 involvement in plans to boost the economy of the North West
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NSS to include teacher training students after funding council steps in
Hefce to fund participation after DfE agency pulled plug on money
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New University of Ulster vice-chancellor unveiled
The University of Ulster has appointed Paddy Nixon as its new vice-chancellor
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Charlie Hebdo murders: the bravery of the satirists
Laurence Grove on the role of bandes dessin茅es and satirical cartoons in France鈥檚 commitment to liberty
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THE podcast: 8-14 January 2015 issue review
Download the podcastUniversity salary details, a new private provider mission group and the 糖心Vlog books section are all discussed in this week鈥檚 issue review podcast.John Elmes is...
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Aimhigher revisited? New national outreach project launched
A national group of collaborative outreach networks working with schools and colleges has launched, four years after a similar project was scrapped
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ESRC鈥檚 block grant allocation is flawed, says academic
REF analysis suggests that new system for allocating funds has 鈥榥o correspondence with excellence in research impact鈥
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High-impact journals may not help careers: study
Research finds no correlation between publications鈥 impact factor and economics scholars鈥 perceived career payoffs. Plus the latest higher education appointments