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Lib Dems adopt motion calling for increased science investment
The Liberal Democrats have adopted a motion to build cross-party consensus around large increases to the science and research budget, and to press for a public loans system for postgraduates.
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Cable laments 'mistakes' over fees presentation
Vince Cable, the business secretary, has admitted the government made mistakes in the way it presented tuition fees and in part blamed Lord Browne's 2010 review of university funding for the problem.
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Watchdog encourages more direction for budding entrepreneurs
Students should be offered the chance to learn entrepreneurial skills at university before they enter the job market, according a report by the higher education standards watchdog.
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Reprieve for students as judge says London Met can seek judicial review
A High Court ruling means London Metropolitan University's overseas students will be allowed to continue with their studies, while the university has been granted permission to apply for judicial...
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Salmon of doubt
A demonstration that brain researchers can detect meaningful neural activity in dead fish is among the research projects honoured in yesterday's Ig Nobel Prize ceremony.
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MPs reach consensus against abolition of census
The planned ending of the UK’s national census will harm social science research in both government and the academy, MPs have warned.
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NUS launches third party action in London Met case
The National Union of Students is taking legal action on behalf of students at London Metropolitan University threatened with deportation after the university lost its licence for sponsor student...
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Clegg apology rebuffed by NUS
Student representatives and opposition MPs have rounded on Nick Clegg after the Liberal Democrat leader used a party political broadcast to apologise for breaking a pre-election pledge to oppose...
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Delete the Wiki worries and get close to the edit
Online resource gives students access to the mechanics of research. Jack Grove reports
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Degree results speak volumes
A scheme that encourages students to buy more books has multifarious benefits, writes Jack Grove
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News in brief
Jargon competitionCalling all guardians of clarity"Instead of adding to the overall footprint we are looking at the whole envelope of estate in terms of its conditionality." If that sentence makes no...
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The best course for you may not be at the 'best' university
UUK vice-president Sir Christopher Snowden tells John Morgan of his concerns over 'government rhetoric'
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The richly creative will repay support, says CIHE head
A strategy to link research with media and digital industries is crucial, Elizabeth Gibney hears
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It's show time! Academics tap into artists' imagination for wow factor
Sheffield's Festival of the Mind is a collaborative spectacle to excite the public. Matthew Reisz writes