Pick a perk, any perk... but read the small print
When fees get a grip, bursaries of up to £10,000 and carrots such as subsidised rent will be used to woo students, but Paul Hill finds elaborate strings attached Students will need a keen eye for...
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"No detailed assessments" of any alternative top-up fee levels
The Department for Education and Skills made "no detailed assessments" of any alternative top-up fee levels before setting the £3,000 limit, according to a senior civil servant, writes Phil Baty....
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Flexibility is key in uncertain climate
As the fees market takes hold, universities and colleges must balance three aims: maximising additional fee income, expenditure on student support packages and investment in the quality of the...
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New Tory HE minister
Charles Hendry this week became the Shadow Minister for Higher Education in a mini reshuffle prior to the general election, expected in May. Mr Hendry, who has been Conservative MP for Wealdon since...
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£46.5m for Wales
Research in Wales will receive a £46.5 million boost over two years from 2006-07, the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales announced this week. The money, from the Science Research Investment...
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MRC chief cleared
The House of Commons Science and Technology Select Committee this week waded into the battle over the proposed move of the Medical Research Council's National Institute for Medical Research to a...
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Librarians under threat
Cost-cutting plans to replace university librarians with computers and lower-grade library assistants have caused alarm across the sector in the UK and worldwide. Subject librarians and library...
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Young minds grapple with Snog and other great issues
Sixth-formers may have traditionally fretted about their love lives or their acne, but a radical new education project has plunged them into deeper waters - seeking a possible cure for cancer and...
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Student vote may win seats
The Liberal Democrats have issued a "hitlist" of university-dominated constituencies where the student vote alone could win them Parliamentary seats in the expected May general election. The party...
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Don't ignore lucrative training, says CIHE
Universities are neglecting a multibillion-pound market on their doorstep while devoting increasing time and energy to attracting overseas students, a new report says. The Learning and Skills Council...
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Graduate starting wage up 4.8%
Graduate starting-salary rises are expected to hit a five-year high this year, with some employers offering top candidates up to £35,000. Firms represented by the Association of Graduate Recruiters...
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Political discord divides faculty
Dissension between conservatives and liberals continues to rage on US campuses. Each side claims the other is preventing it from expressing its views. A conservative legislator in the Midwestern...
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Aussies ditch ocker accent
Strewth! "Strine" is disappearing from the mouths of Australians, and the TV programme Kath and Kim could be to blame, writes Geoff Maslen in Melbourne. Linguists at Sydney's Macquarie University...
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Research row escalates
The vice-chancellor, the chairman and a psychiatry professor at Gothenburg University have been charged with "intentional or negligent misconduct" by Sweden's justice ombudsman after failing to...
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Talks tackle diversity
Moderate Muslim academics are to explore how their universities can be used to secure social and economic development in ways that could reconcile differences within their communities. They want to...