Texas awaits verdict that may tear up rules on race
Affirmative action judgment could have repercussions across US. Chris Parr reports
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Ucas figures show rise in applications
The number of people applying to university has risen by 3.5 per cent, but has failed to bounce back to pre-£9,000 tuition fee levels, new figures show.
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Research councils' 'green' open-access policy 'will not be enforced'
RCUK has announced it will not enforce its stated embargo periods for green open access during the first five years of its new open-access policy.
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Plan to remove jobs from shortage list 'could harm UK science'
The government is being urged not to implement immigration proposals that it is claimed could have a damaging effect on UK science, engineering and wider academia.
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White academics 'more likely to land professorships'
White applicants are three times more likely to get a professorial post than black and minority ethnic ones, a new report suggests.
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University of Birmingham strike ballot called
Academics at the University of Birmingham will be balloted over strike action in protest at what a union has described as the institution’s “campaign of forced redundancies and aggressive management...
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New Regius professorships announced for 12 universities
Twelve “outstanding” university departments are set to receive Regius professorships to mark the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee last year, the Cabinet Office has announced.
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Graphene wins huge European funding boost
Projects focussing on graphene and research into the human brain have won what the European Commission has called “the largest research excellence award in history”.
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Marriage a disadvantage for female academics, suggests study
A new report from the American Historical Association provides fresh evidence of the impact of marital status and gender on academic careers.
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The week in higher education
A sideways look at the week’s big stories
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Landscapes of the Metropolis of Death
Memory struggles with history in an annal of life in Auschwitz and afterwards, finds Robert Eaglestone
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Graduate job and salary outlook improves, says AGR
University leavers could have better graduate job prospects than their predecessors when they attempt to enter the world of work this summer, a survey has suggested.
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News in brief
Open-access publishingCommons inquiry to weigh FinchA second parliamentary inquiry into the UK’s open-access policy has been announced. The Commons Business, Innovation and Skills Committee announced...
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News in brief
AustraliaThe more the merrierThe author of a major review of Australian higher education has said that she is proud of the increase in student numbers that has followed the decision to implement the...
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London Met pays heavy price for licence loss
Loss of international student licence exacts heavy toll on London Met. David Matthews reports