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University of KentDoctoral study of crime paysA university has received almost 80 applications for a three-year doctoral programme in cultural and global criminology, which is being supported by...

Myths and monsters - Mapping the terra incognita of the UK鈥檚 private sphere
The 糖心Vlog Secretary has exempted PhD-level jobs from a new pay threshold preventing lower-paid workers from settling in the UK.
The expansion of higher education over the past 15 years has largely benefited middle-class rather than working-class children, a study has suggested.
Nearly two thirds of people underestimate the value of international students to the UK economy, a new poll has found.
All undergraduates should be offered 10 to 12 week internships to improve their employability, according to a government-commissioned review of links between universities and business.
The Sutton Trust has launched a US version of its summer school camps to give UK students the chance to study at an American university.

By Scott Jaschik, for Inside Higher Ed

At first there was much hilarity. When I was named this month among the top 15 鈥渕ost influential鈥 people in education by The Australian newspaper, the jokes came thick and fast: 鈥淵ou鈥檙e only the...

Glyndwr University and controversy-hit recruitment company A4e have agreed they need more time to negotiate a partnership that would see the institution validate the firm鈥檚 awards.
Teachers and lecturers are more likely to work unpaid overtime than workers in any other occupation, according to union figures.
A record number of Americans are studying at British universities, new data show.

Michelle Harvey gets caught up in the evolutionary arms race of six-legged predators and prey

The demise of state funding has altered students' attitudes to the legal profession, says Huw Morris