GPA pilot takes off
Six Russell Group universities are among the 20 higher education institutions who will take part in a pilot of US-style degree classifications
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Psychology taught through the medium of dance
Teaching complicated psychological constructs and statistical procedures to students can be a tough task at the best of times.
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Willetts hopes funding adds up to improved numeracy
David Willetts has announced funding to address a “serious shortage of graduates with sufficient numeracy skills”.
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Employers "queuing up" for social science graduates
The excellent prospects for British graduates in the social sciences are highlighted in a new report released today
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Educational Maintenance Allowance 'could be revived'
National Union of Students has campaigned for the reinstatement of the scheme
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Global Employability University Ranking 2013
Survey ranks universities on their reputation among employers
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Catholic colleges accused of ignoring the Pope
By Colleen Flaherty, for Inside Higher Ed
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Students win prize for 3D recreation of old London
A group of students have won a major prize by using videogame technology to create a 3D 17th-century environment from historic British Library maps.
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Ucas early-deadline applications see small rise
Applications for early-deadline university courses have generally risen compared with last year, though Northern Ireland has seen a 10 per cent drop.
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5 examples of fraud that universities can learn from
Earlier this month, a report produced by the anti-corruption agency Transparency International exposed the extent of fraud in international higher education.It included numerous examples of unethical...
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Universities facing squeeze in budget surpluses
The English higher education sector’s budget surpluses are set to fall significantly in the financial years 2012-13 and 2013-14 before recovering.
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Caltech appoints new president
Caltech, ranked top in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings for the past three years , has announced a new president
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University pension warning as USS deficit grows
Staff contributions will need to increase by a third to clear a multi-billion pound deficit in the sector’s main pension fund, a new analysis says.
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University of Manchester joins Coursera
The University of Manchester has become the third UK university to join the US massive open online course platform Coursera.