World University Rankings 2015-2016 by subject: social sciences results
Policymakers in US and UK told not to jeopardise the nations’ strength in the fields
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How easy should it be to open a university?
Mike Ratcliffe looks at why institutions have traditionally had to serve an ‘apprenticeship’, ahead of Green Paper set to change the rules
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Academic authors could be entitled to ‘hundreds of pounds’ in uncollected royalties
Authors’ Licensing and Collecting Society urges scholars to claim from pot of almost £5 million in uncollected funds
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Martin Lewis: ‘I will not be government’s mule for mis-selling student loans’
MoneySavingExpert.com founder who chaired student finance task force opposes government plans to freeze repayment threshold
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Alan Milburn warns against funding cuts for poorest students, as Cameron focuses on access
Government’s social mobility adviser speaks out amid suggestions Green Paper has been delayed to allow tie-in with PM speech on social mobility
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Universities must do more to help refugees, says European University Association
Shorten waiting period for financial assistance with study and create bespoke foundation courses to aid entry into higher education, the EUA recommends
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University official suspended ‘for giving Robert Mugabe wrong-sized cap’
Assistant registrar of the University of Zimbabwe claims that president’s mortarboard ‘fitted perfectly well’
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US community engagement fellowship aims to aid scientific collaboration
Programme from the American Association for the Advancement of Science will provide professional training for community engagement managers
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Grants not debt: live tweets from the London student fees demo
Follow reporter John Morgan's live coverage of the Grants Not Debt march in London
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Indian governor orders universities to scrap 'European' graduation gowns
BJP's Ram Naik calls on institutions to 'inculcate folk culture' in ceremonies amid concerns over rising Hindu nationalism
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Manchester Met eviction of homeless camp causes unease for staff and students
Writing anonymously, a Manchester Metropolitan University employee speaks out on the recent eviction of the ‘Ark’
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State schools versus private schools: Hefce sets the record straight
‘Transposition error’ meant funding council wrongly stated that state school leavers were more likely than private peers to get a good degree
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Tweeting philosopher launches book of short-form musings
Self-proclaimed ‘failed intellectual’ Eric Jarosinski offers print version of @NeinQuarterly
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Margaret Thatcher Centre to be housed at Buckingham
University with close links to former prime minister to be home for planned library, museum and resources for both education and research