British Library unveils eight-year plan
The British Library has announced an ambitious “vision for its future development” over the next eight years
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Universities ‘should be excluded’ from counter-terror powers, say MPs
Government plans to tackle “extremism” will have a “seriously inhibiting effect on bona fide academic debate in universities”, MPs and peers warn
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Jobs for graduates predicted to hit record high
Graduate recruitment is set to reach its highest level in more than a decade, according to new research
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Students from poorer backgrounds win places in US
Sutton Trust scheme sends UK applicants to Harvard, Yale and others
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Warwick v-c Nigel Thrift targeted by petition over knighthood
A petition has been set up calling for Nigel Thrift, the University of Warwick vice-chancellor, to be stripped of his knighthood.
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Duke of York defended by Huddersfield v-c
The University of Huddersfield vice-chancellor Bob Cryan has defended the Duke of York, its patron, in the face of “ridiculous” sex allegations
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Sir David Bell calls for change of tack on teacher training
Government fixated with education departments being ‘Marxist hotbeds’, says Reading v-c
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Obama to make “free community college” proposal
US president promises two years of free higher education for “everyone willing to work for it”
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Universities’ place in North West economic plan highlighted
David Cameron and George Osborne have trumpeted universities’ involvement in plans to boost the economy of the North West
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NSS to include teacher training students after funding council steps in
Hefce to fund participation after DfE agency pulled plug on money
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New University of Ulster vice-chancellor unveiled
The University of Ulster has appointed Paddy Nixon as its new vice-chancellor
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Charlie Hebdo murders: the bravery of the satirists
Laurence Grove on the role of bandes dessinées and satirical cartoons in France’s commitment to liberty
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THE podcast: 8-14 January 2015 issue review
Download the podcastUniversity salary details, a new private provider mission group and the Times Higher Education books section are all discussed in this week’s issue review podcast.John Elmes is...
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Aimhigher revisited? New national outreach project launched
A national group of collaborative outreach networks working with schools and colleges has launched, four years after a similar project was scrapped
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Durham University rent covers bed, board and investment costs
Email reveals that a third of accommodation payments is spent on capital and borrowing expenditure