Report shows Oxbridge influence
A third of Britain's most high-profile people went to the universities of Oxford and Cambridge, a study has found.
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Inside Higher Ed: Seeing is believing
By Elizabeth Redden for Inside Higher Ed
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Oil and gas giant launches scholarship programme
BP has launched a new scholarship programme for "talented science, technology, engineering and maths undergraduates studying at nine selected universities across the UK".
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Student visa difficulties easing, agent survey indicates
Agents for international students looking to study abroad have reported fewer difficulties in obtaining student visas for the UK than last year, according to a new survey.
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Animated future for UK universities
You might think higher education mission groups only get animated when they are scoring points at each other's expense.But the University Alliance of "business-engaged" universities is taking a novel...
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Surrey v-c still unopposed for UUK presidency
Universities UK has confirmed that Sir Christopher Snowden will still be its next president, after a technical error forced it to rerun the nominations process.
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Royal Charter for chiropractors angers critics
Critics of complementary and alternative medicine have condemned the Privy Council's decision to award a Royal Charter to chiropractors' professional body.
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News in brief
United StatesBachelor's boys and girlsRecord numbers of young adults in the US are completing high school and attending and finishing university, according to research. Analysis of newly available...
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Grant winners
NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH RESEARCHHealth Technology Assessment Programme? Award winner: Jason Waugh? Institution: Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust? Value: ?554,488How accurate...
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Not enough information: colleges turn on Unistats' 'misleading' data
Student information website provokes dismay in further education sector. David Matthews reports
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The payoff of 'buy' or 'sell' will be harmony or discord
Composer and banker team up for opera created by stock market patterns. Matthew Reisz reports
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Money and old tropes
The academy is paying too much, not too little, heed to calls for adaptability to the market, says Hannah Forsyth
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The new motto for the marketplace: all for one and none for all
Mission groups are bearing the brunt of institutions' growing need for a strong individual identity, find Julian Beer and Wendy Purcell
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Bruising but beneficial
The coalition's controversial higher education reforms are delivering a more progressive and sustainable system, argues Vince Cable
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Clear as mud but not so graceful
糖心Vlog to anoint worst example of corporate gobbledegook in sector. Chris Parr writes