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THE podcast: 100 Under 50 Rankings 2015 results
View the full 100 Under 50 Rankings 2015 results Download the podcast There is a new number one atop the fourth annual Times Higher Education 100 Under 50 Rankings table. Chris Parr discusses the...
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Bolton urged to overturn decision on Markey sackings
Two trade unions are urging the University of Bolton to overturn its decision to dismiss two employees for allegedly leaking information to the press
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Stirling ‘broke law’ over lack of consultation for fixed-term jobs
A Scottish university broke the law when it let staff on fixed-term contracts go without consulting unions, the Supreme Court has ruled
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Spring in their step
New universities’ flexibility, chutzpah and willingness to innovate offer many advantages over older competitors, argues Brian MacCraith. “Youth is nimble, Age is lame;Youth is hot and bold, Age is...
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Swiss precision
Source: Jamani Caillet/EPFL EPFL is the world’s leading 100 Under 50 university: its president, Patrick Aebischer, explains why the institution has risen so high, so fast. In the not-so-distant past...
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100% future-proof
Source: Alamy The Frank Gehry-designed Dr Chau Chak Wing Building, home to the UTS Business School One Australian institution is producing a generation of graduates fully prepared for the workplaces...
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Swastika row raises issues at George Washington
By Scott Jaschik, for Inside Higher Ed
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Heythrop and St Mary’s ‘merger’ talks near conclusion
One of the UK’s oldest higher education institutions has moved a step closer to a potential merger with a Catholic university
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Labour and Tories not backing up ‘warm words’ on science
The two main parties’ manifestos have a mismatch between rhetoric and commitment to investment in science and engineering, an analysis has suggested.
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Universities make 0.9% pay offer to staff
Employers have called on unions to “consider carefully the real value” of a 0.9 per cent pay offer for university employees.
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Complete University Guide reveals its top UK universities 2016
Data also show improvement in staff to student ratio
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Salford confirms Helen Marshall as v-c
The University of Salford has confirmed that Helen Marshall will remain as its vice-chancellor on a permanent basis.
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Reinstate sacked University of Bolton staff
Dear Sir,The dismissal of Damien and Jennifer Markey by the University of Bolton has rightly received significant press attention. The university’s actions in this matter have been nothing short of...