Glasgow āfirst university in Europeā to divest from fossil fuel firms
The University of Glasgow has become the first university in Europe to commit to divesting from the fossil fuel industry, campaigners have said.
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QAA highlights private failures following Cable comments
Watchdog responds after business secretaryās ādrossā remark
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Nobel Prize for Chemistry awarded for nanoscale microscopy work
The 2014 Nobel Prize for Chemistry has been shared by three scientists for their work on the development of nanoscale microscopy.
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Plymouth appoints new chair of governors
Plymouth University has appointed a new chair of governors after the previous post-holder stepped down amid ongoing controversy at the institution
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Private expansion has let in 'a lot of dross', Cable says
The coalitionās move to allow for-profit colleges more access to student loans opened the door to āa lot of drossā, Vince Cable has admitted
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Cable warns that Tories could raise tuition fees 'significantly'
Vince Cable has predicted that the Conservatives could raise fees āsignificantlyā and abolish student grants if they win power at the election
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Oxford v-c: UK immigration policy is ābafflingā
The head of the University of Oxford has said he is ābaffledā by the UKās āhostileā student visa system, and called for a shift to evidence-based policymaking
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University quality assurance consultation launched
A consultation has been launched on the future of quality assurance in UK higher education
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LED scientists share physics Nobel
Three Japanese-born researchers have been awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics for the invention of blue light-emitting diodes
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Leeds Beckett and York St John v-cs to retire
Two vice-chancellors of Yorkshire institutions have announced their retirements
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Nobel prize goes to ābrain GPSā scientists
A US neuroscientist based at a UK university and married scientists from Norway have won the 2014 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
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10 university tweeters who arenāt human
Yes, you read that correctly. Itās amazing what you find on Twitter these daysā¦
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China to provide 'almost halfā of UKās postgraduate growth
British Council report warns of overreliance on Chinese market in coming decade
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āGirlificationā of engineering has failed, says expert
Head of project to increase female numbers attacks āpatronisingā marketing tactics
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Nobel Prizes: US dominates predictions
US-based scientists and economists dominate a list of Nobel Prize predictions derived from their high citation counts