Oxford students deny role of class in elite admissions
Undergraduates ‘reproduce social inequality’, paper argues
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Private sector to fight universities for high-grade students
Student numbers at private higher education institutions will be capped from 2014-15, the government has confirmed, while private providers will also be granted unlimited recruitment of high-grade...
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UCU talks zero-hours at Labour summit
The University and College Union is among those invited to a Labour Party summit to discuss the controversial issue of zero-hours contracts.
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UEA body identified
Police have named the woman whose body was found in a lake at the University of East Anglia.
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Appetite for construction: finance directors ready to spend
Nearly half of all university finance directors believe now is a good time to be taking “greater risk†onto their balance sheets, according to a survey by consultants Deloitte.
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Feminists challenge Moocs with Docc
By Scott Jaschik, for Inside Higher Ed
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Child support advice sought ‘over university costs’
More divorced mothers are seeking legal advice about whether ex-husbands can extend support payments for children at university, a law firm has said.
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India collaborations need to address ‘practical barriers’
Work between the UK research councils, Indian government and business can be improved by fixing practical barriers to collaboration, a report says.
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Graduate premium is nearer £200,000, says new report
A new government-commissioned study says a degree will earn graduates an extra £252,000 over their lifetime for women and £168,000 for men.
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Some universities could still fail to fill places, v-c warns
The upturn in students accepted into university this year could disguise big falls at some institutions, a vice-chancellor has warned.
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A-level grade deflation continues but universities accept record numbers
The number of students accepted on to university courses is up 9 per cent despite a fall in the number of top grades awarded at A level.
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Academic Ranking of World Universities 2013 released
Eastern institutions slow to make inroads into Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities table