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Q:I have just had my first textbook published and want to recommend it on my students' reading list. Is there any ethical difficulty with that? Penny Holloway. Librarian, Ulster University "Unless...
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Economists criticise free tuition
Dublin The Irish government has come under pressure to re-introduce university tuition fees three years after their abolition. According to a team of economists, who were asked to establish...
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Pounds 3 million for arts and humanities
The new arts and humanities research board is to win almost Pounds 3 million in the coming year from the Scottish and Welsh higher education funding councils. Both funding councils have now confirmed...
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Oxford institute named after press baron
Oxford University's planned new American Institute has been re-named as the Rothermere American Institute, in recognition of support for the project from the late Lord Rothermere (pictured below),...
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Imperial tops Oxbridge in income league
Imperial College London has underlined its senior position among the United Kingdom's university elite by becoming the highest-earning institution last year. Noble's 糖心Vlog Financial...
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Academia takes stand against Asylum Bill
Lecturers' union Natfhe and the National Union of Students will be joining the National Assembly Against Racism in a demonstration against the government's clampdown on illegal immigrants this...
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Staff back Keele maths books sale inquiry
Keele University academics were voting this week on whether to back calls for an inquiry into the controversial sale of rare mathematics books. Members of Keele's senate met on Wednesday after around...
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Hard-up students miss meals, survey finds
More than 45 per cent of students claim cash problems have affected their studies in a survey on student hardship by the National Union of Students. It found around a quarter of students were in deep...
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Project will support women scientists
A new scheme will invite universities and colleges to apply for pump-priming grants to support women in science, engineering and technology. The Athena project, launched this week, will also organise...
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Sainsbury announces tight monitoring of CSR
The government this week pledged to keep an eye on both arms of the new Joint Infrastructure Fund, the Pounds 600 million Wellcome Trust/government pot to which universities can bid for new buildings...
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St Andrews to merge with teaching college
Scotland's sole Roman Catholic teacher education college, St Andrew's, is due to merge with Glasgow University on April 1. Scottish secretary Donald Dewar has approved the merger proposal, saying it...
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Government to support older disabled students
The government has backed down on proposals to remove financial support for older disabled students. Disability support groups and the National Union of Students this week welcomed the government's...
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University for Industry must be able to adapt
A report by the Institute for Public Policy Research says that the government's planned University for Industry will succeed only if local course and access structures are flexible enough to respond...
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Higher education to mind its languages
Universities and colleges could make millions by providing language courses to British business. Stephen Hagen, dean of languages at Wolverhampton University and an adviser on the government's...
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Artists likely to go it alone
Art and design graduates are up to five times more likely to be self-employed than graduates of many other major disciplines, according to latest figures on students destinations from the Higher...