Reflective repasts: retired historian dines with 104 former students
Historian invites former students to dinner as part of ‘retirement odyssey’. Jon Marcus reports
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Canada‘Average’ cost of cutsThe board of governors at a Canadian university has warned the premier of its province that the major cuts announced in the provincial budget will “set [it] back by many...
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4 April 2013
An open book? Universities in the age of transparency
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Remembrance of Bunac past
Archive’s historical material will be lost unless sector offers it a home
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THE books podcast: Shahidha Bari interview
Podcast Powered By PodbeanIn our first dedicated book-themed podcast, Shahidha Bari, lecturer in Romanticism at Queen Mary, University of London, discusses her review of Shereen El Feki’s Sex and the...
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Obama’s research boost welcomed by US universities
US president Barack Obama’s announcement that $100 million (£66 million) is to be invested in an initiative to map the human brain has been welcomed by the country’s higher education institutions.
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Science graduates ‘better protected against unemployment’
Graduates with science degrees are less likely to be out of work during a recession than those who studied humanities, according to new research on more than 6,000 young Americans.
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Sussex protesters evicted following court order
An occupation of the Bramber House conference centre at the University of Sussex has ended following a High Court ruling.
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Inside Higher Ed: United Opposition
By Ry Rivard, for Inside Higher Ed
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THE World Academic Summit 2013 sessions now released
Details of the agenda for the inaugural THE World Academic Summit in Singapore have been released
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Germany sets standard for business outreach, says v-c
Universities should seek inspiration from Germany when looking to involve business in their school outreach programmes.
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Students will defend need for traditional learning
Many students will “defend to the death” the need for traditional campus-based lectures, and will only delve into the world of free online educational resources if instructed to by their teachers, a...
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Newcastle wins funding for offshore engineering centre
Newcastle University is to launch a new £7 million centre for undersea and offshore engineering on the site of a famous former shipyard.
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Gove and Wilshaw attacked over ITT comments
Recent comments about initial teacher training made by education secretary Michael Gove and Sir Michael Wilshaw, the chief inspector of schools, constitute a “concerted political attack” on...
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Sussex waits to see if it can end occupation
The University of Sussex is still waiting to see if it will be able to evict protesters from an occupation on the campus after a decision at the High Court was adjourned.