Zero-hours contracts: UCU holds day of action
University staff have held a national day of action against zero-hours contracts and other forms of temporary contracts.
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Ulster and Queen’s to cut student numbers by more than 1,000
Northern Irish universities have announced plans to cut student numbers by up to 1,100 next year in the face of multimillion-pound cuts
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Metrics survey reveals widespread scepticism
There is widespread ‘scepticism’ about the use of metrics to assess research, according to evidence submitted to an independent review
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Catapult centres ‘should number 30 by 2030’
The government should double the annual budget of its innovation agency to £1 billion so it can establish more “Catapult†centres, a new report says
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The 10 most popular stories of October 2014
Which were the most-read Times Higher Education stories of last month? Well, since you asked…
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NUS pulls support for ‘free education’ march
The National Union of Students has pulled its backing from this month’s “free education†demonstration
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Poorer students ‘less likely to graduate with a good degree’
Students from poorer backgrounds are more likely to drop out from university and less likely to graduate with a good degree, according to research.
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TES FE Awards 2015 - enter now
Submissions are being sought across 12 categories for prestigious annual awards
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‘Sexy’ graduation gown criticised in Amazon reviews
By Colleen Flaherty, for Inside Higher Ed
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Overall value of big donations to universities falls
But higher education still biggest recipient of major gifts
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Sir John O’Reilly to quit as top HE and science civil servant
Sir John O’Reilly has announced his resignation as director-general for knowledge and innovation at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
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Living wage in universities ‘demonstrates HE's values’
Universities must pay the living wage if they wish to be seen as a force for good in their communities, a senior academic has argued.
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Online learning at school 'prepares students for university'
Studying a subject online for two years at secondary school prepares young people for the learning expectations of university, research has found
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For-profit buy-out bonanza forecast
The for-profit education sector is likely to boom over the next few years, an investment bank has predicted