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United StatesTop of the terror classA former student of a US community college has risen to the upper echelons of al-Qaeda's global operations, security officials have said. According to the US...
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The Danish gambit: online access, even during exams
Novel Scandinavian strategy to tackle cheating is 'no soft option'. Sarah Cunnane reports
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Council of Europe 'concern' for Belarus academy
Concern for academics and students in Belarus came to a head at a recent meeting of the Council of Europe's steering committee for higher education and research.As Times Higher Education has reported...
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Who supports autism research?
Data provided by Thomson Reuters from its Essential Science Indicators, August 2008-April 2011
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Deadwood, UK: up to half of courses need cross-subsidy to survive, analysis discovers
Surpluses must be invested in vocational subjects to ward off for-profits, study says. Simon Baker writes
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Failure to inform: Ucas chief says £1.5m ad campaign on fees misses mark
A new government advertising campaign about higher tuition fees is failing to explain a "key message" of the reforms to students, the official in charge of the admissions system has told a cross-...
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Bar 'set higher' for IB students
The alternative to A level is being underestimated, school heads claim. Simon Baker reports
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Willetts: upfront fee payment will help increase social mobility
David Willetts has defended proposals being considered by the coalition government to allow universities to recruit unlimited numbers of home undergraduates who are able to fund their tuition fees...
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Six pioneer shared services for savings
Unions warn that complex contracts with private firms will lead to job losses, writes John Morgan
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Online route may reduce delay and ease publication of sound science
Inquiry told of rise in referees' 'counter-productive' demands for extra alterations. Paul Jump reports
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'No feedback' for 63% of postgrad teachers
Only about a third of postgraduates who are employed by their university as teachers feel that they receive appropriate supervision and feedback.The statistic is included in a charter produced by the...
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Pressure to publish papers blamed for reluctance to share digital data
Academics have been accused of failing to make use of new technology to improve research because they are "selfish" and bogged down in the peer review system.Speaking at a British Library debate,...
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Sit-in over cuts at London Met
Students object to 'heavy-handed' security guards brought in to quell protest, writes John Morgan
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Unsound caricature
The critics are wrong, argues Rick Rylance; the AHRC is funding research into the 'Big Society', not promoting it