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The British Academy has elected the following fellows: Ash Amin (Durham University), geography; Mark Armstrong (UCL), economics; Derek Attridge (York University), English literature; Toby Barnard (...
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Jobs axed after NHS cuts funds
Healthcare faculties forced to make redundancies as health service raids funding. Scores of academics are being made redundant in healthcare departments across the university sector as National...
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Self-plagiarising lecturer exposes software failings
A lecturer has highlighted flaws in the electronic plagiarism detection software used by some 80 per cent of UK universities after testing his own work for copied material. Simeon Yates, director of...
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Universities told to take a lesson from colleges
Further education colleges are better than universities at ensuring that part-time degree students do not drop out, according to the Government's public spending watchdog, writes Melanie Newman. A...
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RISKY BUSINESS Beatings, abuse, imprisonment: a sobering look at the dangers that social science researchers face in the field PLUS Unnatural selection: is there a gene for racism?
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Take a 'business-facing' approach, ministers say
The Government's response to the Leitch review is to make employment and training a priority. Rebecca Attwood reports on institutions' early progress A new generation of "business-facing"...
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London Met triumphs in test case over strike pay
London Metropolitan University has won a landmark court case, confirming universities’ right to withhold pay from staff who refuse to carry out all their duties during industrial disputes. The...
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Rise in applications for 'soft' subjects panned as traditional courses lose out
A row has broken out over universities "cashing in" on so-called soft subjects such as complementary medicine, as the latest applications figures show their rising popularity. Overall applications...
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Foundations lure 25% more
University and college leaders have welcomed an increase of nearly 25 per cent in the number of people applying to study foundation degree courses. The latest Ucas figures show that by the end of...
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Dearing still shapes the agenda he set
Although some call it 'nonsense' and a 'political fix', Lord Dearing's landmark report left an enduring legacy in terms of access, quality and, of course, tuition fees. However much Lord Dearing's...
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Science moves to DIUS
A Government Office for Science, headed by Sir David King, the Government's Chief Scientific Adviser, will be created within the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills. It assumes the...
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Compulsory screening
A voluntary scheme to screen postgraduates entering British universities from countries believed to be developing nuclear weapons will become compulsory as administration shifts from institutions to...
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Bogus schools drive
Universities have welcomed a government drive to target bogus schools and colleges in an initiative to reduce the number of student visas obtained under false premises. All organisations wishing to...
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Fishing for talent
Fraudsters have tried to cheat job applicants by advertising non-existent Westminster University posts. Online advertisements asked applicants to call a premium-rate telephone number and to pay for...
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Success, not sweets
Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond has said he is "absolutely confident" that the UHI Millennium Institute will win the title of university in the near future, after the Quality Assurance Agency...