Coursera to offer degrees from UK universities
New courses from University of London and Imperial College London include platform’s first bachelor’s programme
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Mega-donation breaks new ground in German higher education
Campus will be first outside a university’s home state, says Technical University of Munich
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Ireland announces £5 million higher education access fund
New money aims to attract students from groups with historically low university participation rates
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Mixed prospects in Canada’s graduate recruitment market
Despite initial problems, majority of social science and humanities graduates go on to find rewarding jobs, says study
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Top Brazilian researcher faces ‘marijuana apologist’ claims
Accusations are a ‘cruel and empty provocation against dedicated scientist’, say sector leaders
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Thinktank questions Swiss university ‘duplication’
Federal structure has led to ‘expansion based purely on regional political interests’, says report
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Australian universities' student recruitment from China flatlines
Growth in Chinese admissions exclusively among applicants already in country
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Top US university bars freshers from selecting room-mates
Duke University move designed to stop students self-selecting peers with similar backgrounds, often via social media
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USS strike: long-term promise on employer contributions may break pensions impasse
Uncertainty over the future of 18 per cent contributions is hampering negotiations, argue Jon Forster, Graham Niblo and James Vickers
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England’s new access tsar puts focus on student success
Office for Students will have ‘much more nuanced and smarter set of powers’ than predecessor organisations, says Chris Millward
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Top universities and researchers in molybdenum nanotechnology
Toulouse and Cornell come out on top in analysis of second most trending science topic on SciVal
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Minister criticised for science select committee no-show
Senior MP says Sam Gyimah's failure to answer questions about research integrity may lead scholars to conclude area is 'not a ministerial priority'
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UK research funders target hybrid open access charges
Wellcome Trust and UK Research & Innovation launch reviews of policies that require funded papers to be made freely available
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Can you combine a PhD and a full-time job? Yes, but it can be challenging
Doing a part-time doctoral degree while working full-time is rewarding, but it can be demanding, says Pat Culhane
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Deep budget cuts on menu for Australian sector
Diplomatic dinner celebrating US-Australian relations is only the entrée to a full-blown battle over funding cuts that has put the demand-driven system on ice, says John Ross