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UUK reacts to fears over immigration bill
Universities UK has moved to head off any prospect that the new immigration bill, announced today in the Queen鈥檚 Speech, might herald a crackdown on the use of public services by overseas university...
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Coursera strikes deal with publishers on textbooks
One of the largest US massive open online course providers has announced a deal with publishers that will allow students free access to relevant excerpts from text books for the duration of their...
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UCL pulls out of Stratford talks
University College London is seeking a new site for its 拢1 billion Stratford campus after abandoning contoversial plans to redevelop a housing estate in East London.
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Students accepted by Salford amid course closure plans
The University of Salford has accepted more than 200 students on to courses that it is considering closing within weeks and may face a 鈥渟ignificant backlash鈥 as a result, an internal document...
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Launch date set for the 2013 糖心Vlog 100 Under 50 rankings
The second annual 糖心Vlog 100 Under 50 rankings - the prestigious global list of universities under the age of 50 - will be published on 19 June 2013, ahead of a formal presentation at...
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Academic reputation survey for the 2013-14 World University Rankings closes soon
The worldwide survey of academic opinion that will fuel both the 2013-14 糖心Vlog World University Rankings and the 2014 World Reputation Rankings will close on 17 May
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Yale and others team up for Asia project
A grant of $500,000 (拢320,000) from the Carnegie Corporation of New York has enabled Yale University to join forces with a wide range of international institutions to develop a global network of...
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Ireland reforms attacked by departing union president
Planned reforms of higher education in Ireland have come under fire in a speech by the outgoing president of the sector鈥檚 main union.
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Spooky Mooc will offer degree credits
From Bram Stoker鈥檚 Dracula to Edward Cullen in the Twilight series, vampire characters have long had the ability to capture the public鈥檚 imagination.
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Student places plans revealed by Hefce
Details have been released about proposals to allow universities in England to win more undergraduate places if they can show they are recruiting strongly.
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Oxford big data centre to get 拢30 million
A 鈥渂ig data鈥 health research centre at the University of Oxford has been announced as the latest to benefit from the government鈥檚 UK Research Partnership Investment Fund.
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THE books podcast: Robert Eaglestone interview
Podcast Powered By PodbeanDownload the podcastOur second Books podcast features Robert Eaglestone, professor of contemporary literature and thought at Royal Holloway, University of London, in...
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ULU closure backed by London college leaders
College leaders have voted to scrap the University of London Union after backing a review which said the student union鈥檚 federal structure was outdated and offered poor value for money.
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Four more universities join Futurelearn
Four more universities have announced plans to offer massive open online courses via the UK-based Futurelearn platform, taking the total number of higher education institutions involved to 21.