The week in higher education
- If you are reading this, it is safe to assume the world did not end, as some predicted, when Cern's Large Hadron Collider was switched on this week. Amid the apocalyptic warnings, The Independent...
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Students more satisfied than ever before
Most are happy with teaching but assessment is still a concern, reports Melanie Newman
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Dogged by calls for extra support
Universities face requests for pets on campus as an emotional comforter, writes Melanie Newman
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Jobs threatened as Salford looks to save £12.5 million
Staff in underperforming schools are at greatest risk of redundancy, reports Melanie Newman
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Pay still linked to length of service
Ucea finds framework agreement has not led to performance-based rises, writes Melanie Newman
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Union attacks unequal holiday entitlement plan
Plans to give academics at the University of Warwick more annual leave than their non-academic colleagues have been criticised by the trade union Unison.The issue has arisen as part of the movement...
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RAE table will be shaken by use of journal rankings
Panel member says leaders who chose entries on impact factor may be surprised. Zoe Corbyn reports
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On stage, On the Origin ... author endures a dramatic trial of faith
Intelligent design leads Darwin to rethink evolution in a play for Festival of Science, writes Zoe Corbyn
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Survey finds it's all work, less play for the top-up generation
In determination to earn top degrees, students now socialise less, writes Rebecca Attwood
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Students are failed in business know-how
Call for universities to ensure that all degrees teach entrepreneurship, writes Hannah Fearn
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Employers still irked by lack of graduate skills
Business leaders have reiterated concerns about the quality of UK graduates in a new survey.Employers are concerned about the literacy, numeracy and employability of today's students, according to...
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'MTV generation learns through fun'
Dull teaching styles risk losing students to online education, US innovator warns. Olga Wojtas reports
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The course with the Force: training Jedi style
An open learning programme at Queen's University Belfast will feature a course on "How to train in the Jedi way".The university believes it is the first in the UK to offer a course in Jedi - so many...
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Obama would free up work on stem cells
Delight at pledge to lift research restrictions and boost science funding. Zoe Corbyn reports
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Public sector could face battle on price and quality
The rapid expansion of international private universities could leave public universities "caught in the middle", forced to compete on both price and standards.The scenario is raised in a paper...