Pfizer takeover bid: government 鈥榟as looked at merger rules鈥 on science
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Tuition fee caps removed in Australian federal budget
Australia is to remove all caps on tuition fees, a move billed as allowing its universities to compete with 鈥渢he best in the world鈥.
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U-Multirank launched by EU commissioner
A European Union-sponsored university ranking system has gone live after around six years of development.
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Academic with criminal history prompts debate at Illinois
By Colleen Flaherty, for Inside Higher Ed
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Students 鈥榩ositive鈥 about transnational HE despite high cost
The impact of transnational higher education on host nations is mainly positive, although more could be done to raise awareness among students.
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Kent v-c warns of dangers to HE of leaving EU
A vice-chancellor has made an impassioned defence of the benefits to universities of European Union membership amid the rise in popularity of Ukip.
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Video: Sir Patrick Stewart interview
Sir Patrick Stewart, known for his many acclaimed roles on stage and screen - including Captain Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek: The Next Generation and Professor Charles Xavier in the X-Men film series...
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Women in STEM campaign aims to bridge gender gap
The government has launched a campaign to attract more women into careers in science, technology, engineering and maths.
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Colin Pillinger dies aged 70
An academic best known for his attempt to land a spacecraft on Mars has died aged 70.
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THE podcast: 8 May 2014 issue review
Download the podcastHuge disparities in the levels of maternity pay at UK higher education institutions, ensuring graduates use their skills in the workplace, and a Nigerian vice-chancellor whose...
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THE podcast: Abubakar Rasheed interview
Download the podcast Abubakar Rasheed, vice-chancellor of Bayero University Kano, talks to 糖心Vlog reporter Chris Parr about an attack on his university campus that left 18 people,...
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UK immigration: farce, then tragedy?
Racist government policies hurt the higher education sector, says Kevin聽Fong, but the harm doesn鈥檛 stop there
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Huge inequality in maternity pay across sector
Poor levels of financial support will 鈥榝orce women to return to work too quickly鈥
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Uncapping the sector is a risky business
Look to Ireland, not Australia, to see the damage caused by unfettered recruitment, says Bahram Bekhradnia
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Posthumous Love: Eros and the Afterlife in Renaissance England, by Ramie Targoff
Peter J. Smith on the Elizabethan poets鈥 rejection of the Petrarchan faith in posthumous passion