Graduates look back with regret
Large numbers of graduates regret their choice of university and subject despite generally being satisfied with their careers, according to official figures, writes Melanie Newman. A survey of...
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'Idiosyncratic' Durham Law School head steps aside following review
On paper it looked like an ideal match - a world-leading researcher and a top-rated university department. But two years after David Campbell took over as the head of Durham University's law...
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Surrey sets up Chinese joint project
Vice-chancellor outlines ambitious growth plan building on career- oriented curricula. Melanie Newman reports. Surrey University launched an institute in China this week as the first of a series of...
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UK is urged to look towards Gulf States
UK universities are missing a "golden opportunity" to set up campuses in the Middle East's Gulf states, according to an expert on higher education there. Chris Davidson is concerned that UK...
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Manchester staff cuts
Manchester University has confirmed that it has accepted 530 redundancy applications after a voluntary redundancy package worth 18 months' pay was offered to its 11,800 staff in March. The package is...
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Nottingham stands out
Scientists have voted Nottingham University the best academic institution to work in outside North America. The other high-ranked UK institutions were Dundee University, voted fourth best outside the...
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Law course review
The body that runs the £12,000 professional qualification course for barristers is undertaking a "root-and-branch" review. The Bar Standards Board, which regulates barristers in England and Wales,...
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Eye on philanthropy
Four universities will collaborate to form the UK's first independent philanthropy research centre, it was announced this week. Jenny Harrow, professor of voluntary sector management at City...
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Derby expands art
A £21 million arts, design and technology complex has opened at Derby University. It includes auditoriums, photographic labs, art and design studios and music technology and computer labs. It is...
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Over-governed Exeter culls its committees
Exeter University is abolishing most of its governing committees after admitting that its current total of 60 leaves it less than "fleet of foot", writes Melanie Newman. In a bid to make individuals...
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Sussex invites staff to decide on future direction
Sussex University's new vice-chancellor is asking his staff to help decide what the university's ambitions should be for the next ten years. Michael Farthing wants staff members to respond to an...
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Academic input gives drinks entrepreneur reason to raise a glass
Entrepreneur David Thomson has a team of academics to help get his new brand of whisky out of the distillery and into the marketplace. He recently bought the Annandale Distillery, built in 1883 but...
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Dating agency brokers profitable partnerships
Scotland marks two years of a venture that helps businesses to make use of university research, says Tariq Tahir. It is a "dating agency" that can boast that it has helped establish lasting and...
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Anger over plans to slash Exeter's library stock
Academics have accused their university library of throwing away thousands of books to make way for comfortable chairs in a bid to impress students. Exeter University has spent £500,000 on...
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Low income compels pupils to study locally
A social divide is emerging in Britain's universities, with increasing numbers of students from poor backgrounds opting to study locally or live at home to minimise their debts, writes Rebecca...