An internship scheme funded by the Higher Education Funding Council for England has managed to place around one in three graduates in permanent or long-term jobs, according to a new report.
David Willetts has rejected accusations that he wants to introduce a US-style model of higher education in a response to criticisms from a University of Oxford academic.
By Scott Jaschik, for Inside Higher Ed
Plans to create a 'super university' in Wales by merging three institutions have been dealt a blow after the University of Wales Institute, Cardiff said it was no longer in discussions about the idea.
Education giant Pearson has signed a partnership with Royal Holloway, University of London which will see the college validating the company’s new business degree.
A dispute has broken out at the University of Abertay Dundee after its suspended principal denied that he had retired.
By Scott Jaschik, for Inside Higher Ed
The principal of Royal Holloway, University of London, has been accused of attempting to stifle public debate about the future of the college’s Classics department.
The number of new graduates finding employment has risen for the first time since the beginning of the credit crunch, official figures show.
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