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The week in higher education - 12 February 2015
The battle to protect academic freedom in the counter-terrorism and security bill seemed to be nearing a conclusion this week after final amendments were agreed by peers. Having previously inserted...
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Safety first
“I think we have at last found the ideal speaker.”That was how our newly appointed Head of Safe Space, Gerald Bowdler, described the latest development in our university’s long search for a public...
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At risk: higher education’s electronic brain
The UK university sector’s digital network is unique in the world. It’s not just cost-efficient for subscribers but priceless, says Martin Hall
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Citizen Coke: The Making of Coca-Cola Capitalism, by Bartow J. Elmore
Isabelle Szmigin on the not-so secret formula underpinning a highly profitable global model
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Academic estimates ‘real’ cost of REF exceeds £1bn
Sector challenged to share data on REF costs and come up with less ‘disingenuous’ figure than official estimates
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Visa crackdown affected ‘more than 12,000’ international students
NUS survey reveals extent of the fallout after the Home Office ended visa sponsorship at 65 private colleges
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SLC pays out £200m too much in grants
FoI request finds that £132m is still outstanding despite a fall in total overpayments
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Research: the wrong priority for the arts and humanities?
Public funding in these subjects would be better spent on teaching, argues David Oldfield
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The countries employing young graduates
The employment rate among young people graduating in the UK is higher than that of the US, Australia and Japan, according to a report by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development
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Danny Dorling: six trends in university admissions
What has been the impact of £9k fees and what is in store when the cap on student numbers is lifted?
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Labour’s warning to v-cs critical of £6K fees plan
UUK letter disparaging policy ‘compromises ability to influence party’s thinking’
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London tops list for US students’ online searches
The UK’s capital is the most searched city by US students looking to study abroad, a new analysis shows
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UK-Israel research boosted by £3.2 million in funding
Funding of £3.2 million has been awarded to eight major new Anglo-Israeli research collaborations in regenerative medicine
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The 20 “greenest” universities in the world
UK and US dominate GreenMetric Ranking of World Universities 2014 results