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AustraliaTechnical failureNew South Wales has become the third Australian state to propose significant cuts to technical and further education programmes. Most TAFE enrolment fees will rise by about...
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Top dogs may keep online territory to themselves
While elite universities in the US and Europe may benefit financially from the emergence of online courses, smaller institutions and for-profit education companies could find themselves squeezed out...
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Grant winners
BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCILResponsive Mode Grant AwardsValues are the amounts requested. Awarded amounts may differ? Award winner: Robert Jackson? Institution: University...
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No relief, no facilities
If universities aren't spared the local council levy on new development, their communities will suffer, warns John Cater
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If there's no spectrum of colours, is the result white noise?
As party conference season begins, Adam Corner asks what it means for a discipline if its practitioners are overwhelmingly left wing
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A tragic chorus
Joining Greek colleagues in Athens in a forlorn protest against cuts to the academy prompts Dennis Smith to wonder who may be next
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Coalition failed to heed Ucas' AAB warnings
But could admissions instability lead to further numbers deregulation? John Morgan reports
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Lumbering state offers VAT-free space, but lean for-profits get there first
The government has moved towards granting for-profit higher education firms VAT advantages to put them on "the same footing" as universities - although some firms have already gained that advantage...
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QAA critical of Met alternatives
Two potential destination colleges named in recent watchdog reports. John Morgan writes
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We'd welcome ways to solve the postgrad funding puzzle
Minister frustrated by lack of 'lively debate' about issue key to sector's future. Paul Jump reports
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Heif concentration provokes mission group ire
The decision to limit an additional ?6 million of 糖心Vlog Innovation Fund cash to just 12 institutions has angered some sector leaders.Plans were announced on 13 September to allocate the...
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Caste into darkness? Academy losing soul in 'Faustian bargain'
Metrics maketh the sector more stratified, NYU leader warns. Elizabeth Gibney reports from Paris
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Answer that, would you? Alarm sounds for the exam ringers
European conference warned of the growing threat posed by bogus students. Jack Grove reports
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Young doctors need guidance on career paths inside and outside campus
Graduate schools should publish data about their former students' careers to inform doctoral candidates about their job prospects.
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At the top, too short a season
Internationalisation stymied by the Continent's fixed-term leadership. Jack Grove reports