Edwin Kerr, 1926-2012
A man who played a central role in the development of polytechnics and colleges into the thriving institutions that became post-1992 universities has died.Edwin Kerr was born on 1 July 1926 and...
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Cardiff/ExeterStop acting on impulseResearch has shown that people can train their brains to become less impulsive. Psychologists at the universities of Exeter and Cardiff assessed whether asking...
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Edmund Spenser: A Life, by Andrew Hadfield
Willy Maley hails a monumental biography that sets new standards in Renaissance criticism
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MPs warn against copyright exception for data mining
The government should resist changing copyright law to allow free “mining†of data and text in scientific papers, a cross-party group of MPs has said.
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Chinese agent’s C-grade claim sparks Cardiff probe
Cardiff University is investigating reports that a prospective Chinese student was told by a recruitment agent that she could win a place at the institution despite not meeting its entry requirements.
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These applicants may not be the genuine article
More than one in six international students coming to study at universities in the UK have question marks over their “genuinenessâ€, according to the results of Home Office interviews given to a cross...
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Maths-heavy papers put biologists off
Biologists tend to overlook research that is packed with mathematical equations, a study by researchers at the University of Bristol has found.
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Hub aims to make business links pay off
The Council for Industry and Higher Education has announced plans to launch a National Centre for Universities and Business to strengthen links between the two sectors with the aim of driving...
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Inside Higher Ed: Non-tenure-track economics
By Kaustuv Basu for Inside Higher Ed
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‘Gay-friendly’ universities highlighted in Stonewall guide
Stonewall, the equality charity, has published its latest guide to the universities it considers to have the most gay-friendly policies and support for students.
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Ex-minister helps bed in £120m student flats deal
A £120 million deal has been struck with the help of a former higher education minister to build a 2,000-bed student accommodation complex that will serve Newcastle University and the University of...
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Salford academics set to strike
Staff at the University of Salford will be on strike next Tuesday in protest against redundancies.
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Willetts seeks private finance for overseas expansion
The universities and science minister has appealed to private investors to support overseas expansion for UK universities and stated that investment bank Goldman Sachs is “keen to investigate this...
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Leading examples of excellence led by Queen Margaret
Queen Margaret University has scooped the top prize in the annual awards honouring the sector’s finest leaders, managers and administrators.