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ChinaUS joint venture gets green lightThe Chinese government has formally approved the establishment of a new institution created jointly by a US and a Chinese university. Duke Kunshan University, a...
ChinaUS joint venture gets green lightThe Chinese government has formally approved the establishment of a new institution created jointly by a US and a Chinese university. Duke Kunshan University, a...

Proposal to outlaw overt displays of religious affiliation would affect academics. Nathan Greenfield reports

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Glasgow Caledonian University is to become the first UK university to open a campus in New York.

Student expenditure supports more than 830,000 jobs in the UK, a new study says.

Many universities are “still not focused enough on teaching” and are using £9,000 fees to subsidise research.

Prospective students can now search for information about higher education on their mobile phones after the government’s Unistats website was updated.

England has “too many” universities and some are likely to close, the director-general of the Confederation of British Industry has warned.

The number of undergraduates accepted on to courses has soared by 9 per cent after dipping dramatically last year, latest figures show.

Harvard University has launched a fundraising campaign that it hopes will boost its coffers by $6.5 billion (£4.1 billion).

The National Union of Students is hosting its first-ever Twitter question and answer sessions, offering first years advice on a range of topics.

Universities should ensure they have strategies to stop students feeling homesick as they begin their studies, experts say.