Whistleblowers report malpractice and fraud in sector
Hefce reveals information from 21 complaints concerning institutions
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Â鶹 Office tightens rules on student visa refusals
Expert warns that new threshold could mean ‘sudden death’ threat for smaller universities
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If the robe fits… you’re lucky
Louise Byrne on female graduands’ struggle with traditional academic gowns
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Get your ideas in tip-top shape with Dr Inventor
A new social network for academics aims to offer advice on how to sharpen research proposals as well as suggesting novel paths to explore
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Scatological art difficult to pass
Student claims University of the Arts London failed her work because it was not ‘clean, saleable art’
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Some turn away from Turnitin over price and reliability
Universities explore alternatives to plagiarism detection software as fees and performance criticised
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The 1 per cent at the centre of research
An influential core of scientists are citation superstars
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Crisis Without End? The Unravelling of Western Prosperity, by Andrew Gamble
Vera Troeger on a persuasive, if gloomy, look at the dangerous paradoxes at the heart of neoliberalism
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Urban intelligence networks for smarter cities
The rise of smart cities is challenging universities to respond with smarter learning, says Tim Blackman
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Humanities research ‘needs firm foundations’
The importance of a durable European study infrastructure is explored in the book Facing the Future
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Should you Mooc and match?
By Carl Straumsheim, for Inside Higher Ed
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Bank announces £550 million for university projects
The Santander banking group is to invest €700 million (£550 million) in university projects over the next four years, a conference has heard.
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Open access papers ‘gain more traffic and citations’
Open access science articles are read and cited more often than articles available only to subscribers, a study has suggested.
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New occupation at Birmingham in protest at suspensions
Action follows decision to suspend two students and reprimand a third
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Student visa rules tightened by government
Universities and colleges told proportion of visa refusals allowed will halve