Oxbridge applications rule 鈥榗ould be challenged鈥
Oxford and Cambridge agreement could amount to breach of competition law, say experts
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Girls score higher than male coursemates on Ucas points
But data show that grades in each subject may be rather more equal
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University suspends visa sponsorship programme
糖心Vlog Office 鈥榣ooking into鈥 partnership between Glyndwr University and London School of Business and Finance
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Odds and quads - 15 August 2013
Ceramic cabbages, knitted cauliflowers and caterpillars, birds聽made of stone and metal, dancing daffodils, even a hive of porcelain bees: all formed part of the allotment created by the Manchester...
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News in brief - 15 August 2013
Widening participationStill a struggle below poverty lineChildren from the poorest families remain about half as likely to enter higher education as their more affluent peers, according to government...
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News in brief - 15 August 2013
United StatesPolitical squeezeA major US funding agency will not allocate cash to any new political science research for the remainder of 2013. The National Science Foundation took the decision less...
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Mike Morwood, 1950-2013
An archaeologist who discovered the bones of a 鈥渉obbit鈥 in Indonesia, which may represent a completely new species of early human, has died
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THE Scholarly Web - 15 August 2013
Weekly transmissions from the blogosphere
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Grant winners - 15 August 2013
Economic and Social Research CouncilTransformative Research Call: 鈥楾ransforming鈥 Social ScienceMaximum limit of 拢250,000; will run for 18 months.Award winner: Chris WebsterInstitution: Cardiff...
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Campus round-up - 15 August 2013
Source: GettyFor good growth, add soap and waterChildren under the age of five who have access to clean water and soap are half a centimetre taller than those who lack such basics, a study shows. The...
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How to reach the many offline students
Educators cannot assume that all young people are old hands online, research shows
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Scholars鈥 dilemma resounds in China
A new play animates the debate over academics鈥 moral quandaries
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Palestinians, Israelis live and learn together at City University London
Olive Tree Programme offers 鈥榮pecial space鈥 for cohort drawn from both sides of conflict zone
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Metropolitan follies
How can a university 鈥渙utgrow鈥 a name such as 鈥淢etropolitan鈥 (Campus round-up, 8聽August) and how does 鈥淏eckett鈥 encompass anything wider? Do the leaders of Leeds Metropolitan University not have...