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ChinaScholarship proves short-sightedStudy habits may explain why the vast majority of Chinese students wear glasses, new research has suggested. A study published in The Lancet says that "increasing...
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Germany stretches welcome mat for graduates
Foreign students graduating from German universities will be allowed to work for up to 18 months while they seek a graduate-level job under new legislation designed to attract global talent.The...
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Great reconstruction of mind, body, spirit and environment
Canterbury recovery continues apace 15 months after Christchurch quake. Rachel Williams writes
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All-you-can-study prize sickens NUS
Cardiff's Lifetime Scholarship resembles Hunger Games, body claims. David Matthews reports
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News in brief
Capital fundingWestminster matchmakersUniversities will be able to bid for up to £35 million in matched public funding for major research capital projects as part of a new programme, the government...
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Translate business-speak into entrepreneurial ideas
David Matthews meets new ABS head Paul Marshall, who wants the business schools to find their voice
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A word of advices: let speakers of Englishes do it their way, UK told
Embrace internationalism - loosen up that mother tongue, scholar suggests. Matthew Reisz writes
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Grant winners
NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH RESEARCHEfficacy and Mechanism Evaluation programmeAward winner: Valerie Moyra PomeroyInstitution: University of East AngliaValue: £1,231,854Clinical efficacy of...
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Breaking up is hard to do
There is no 'British' higher education system, argues Alan Trench: there are four. Expect increasing political problems as a result
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Muscle from Brussels as open access gets an €80bn boost
'Hell of a difference' as Horizon 2020 set to make accessibility the norm. Elizabeth Gibney reports
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Elite institutions predicted to fall short on research student qualifications
Imperial College London is among the universities predicted to see a below-par qualification rate among its current research students.Other prominent institutions flagged up in a report published...
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Three times the cost but same timetable
Hepi data show class sizes and contact time unaffected by higher fees. Jack Grove reports
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Charity: fee sums do not add up
Finance reforms will cause inflation and add to UK indebtedness, study says. John Morgan reports
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Between systems, one dead, one stuck in legislative limbo
Inchoate regulatory regime contains 'risk of instability', report finds. John Morgan reports
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Big-brand sound is sweeter than Coke, rings truer than Vodafone
Harvard leads US universities in global list, but Oxbridge doesn't make grade. John Morgan writes