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University of LiverpoolBirth of a collaborative movementA university is leading a scheme to improve maternal and new-born healthcare in Uganda. The University of Liverpool project, which has received...
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Sweet or sour? Fans of Grayling's courses defend the menu
A discussion of the merits of private venture made for a spicy dish. David Matthews reports
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Farce majeure
The campus novel is a proud tributary of the comic flow of English letters. From Amis to Bradbury and from the page to the TV screen, the academy has proved to be a superior source for humour - but...
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Open vistas create a 'living body' of work
A low-cost open-access journal aims to modernise the act of publication. Paul Jump reports
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Suu Kyi collects doctorate at belated Oxford homecoming
Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has received an honorary doctorate from the University of Oxford during a ceremony at the institution鈥檚 Sheldonian Theatre.
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Exam watchdog publishes proposals on A-level oversight
A-level courses could require a stamp of approval by learned societies or 鈥渁 subgroup of universities鈥 under plans put forward by the exam regulator Ofqual.
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Welsh plan to boost employability launched
The Welsh government has drafted a 63-point plan to bolster the employability of the country鈥檚 university graduates.
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Push for gold will cost millions, open-access report says
A transition to full open-access publishing will cost UK higher education an extra 拢50 million or 拢60 million a year, according to a long-awaited report on how the country should make the change.
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Government defends reforms in long-awaited response to committee
The government has defended the public financing of for-profit higher education providers and has said that it wants widening participation funding to be 鈥渂etter targeted鈥.
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Inside Higher Ed: A professor鈥檚 cri de coeur
By Scott Jaschik for Inside Higher Ed
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Open-access advocate leads honours list
A mathematician who led the boycott in the UK of a major publisher over the issue of open access and a vice-chancellor who served on the Browne Review are among the higher education figures...
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Green light for world鈥檚 biggest telescope
The world鈥檚 largest telescope is a step closer to being built after organisers gave the go-ahead to its plans at a meeting last week.
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Loans system can鈥檛 go on like this, senior figures say
The new student loans system designed by the government to support higher tuition fees is 鈥渦nsustainable in the long term鈥, according to a survey of senior figures in higher education conducted by...
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UCLan v-c to retire after 14 years at the helm
The vice-chancellor of the University of Central Lancashire, Malcolm McVicar, is to step down after more than 14 years in charge at the institution.
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Stay sharp 鈥 upheaval may be far from over, says 1994 Group chief
The next government spending review and general election could bring changes for universities that would make recent reforms look like 鈥渕arginal tinkering鈥, the new head of a mission group has warned.