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Gove curriculum criticised by academics
Two university lecturers branded as being part of ābad academiaā by the education secretary have denounced his proposals for the new National Curriculum.
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Applications bounce back
More than 19,000 extra students have applied to university this year compared to 2012, new figures show.
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THE university rankings podcast: China
Download the podcastTimes Higher Education editor-at-large Phil Baty visits a busy international student recruitment fair in Nanjing, Eastern China, organised by recruitment agents IDP, where he...
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Boris comments prompt Twitter backlash
London mayor Boris Johnson has provoked a storm of criticism on Twitter after joking that women in Malaysia need to go to university to find a husband.
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Inside Higher Ed: No Right Answers
By Ry Rivard, for Inside Higher Ed
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Studentsā parents āneed more informationā on finance
Ministers should focus more resources on explaining the student finance system to parents to avoid children being put off university by debt, a thinktank says
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Soas cleaners protest over work rights
Outsourced cleaners from Latin America have picketed a London university over calls to have them put on the institutionās payroll.
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Ben Jonson journey recreated on social media
Scholars at two UK universities are to recreate the 400-year-old walking adventures of celebrated playwright Ben Jonson using social media.
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Staff redundancies totalled 3,000 before fees hike
More than 3,000 higher education staff were made redundant as the sector prepared for the introduction of £9,000 tuition fees, a new study says.
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Exam howlers wanted
Do your students know their vellum from their valium and their buffer zones from their buffet counterparts?
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Btec STEM report - 'too few' girls going on to university
Girls are outperforming boys in the sciences but are still not choosing to take such subjects ahead of university, a study on vocational qualifications has found.
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Graduates from state background ādo better overallā in job market
Students entering university from state schools perform better than expected when securing a job after graduation compared with the privately educated, a new report says.