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Funding
UK Universities all want higher fees and funding – but the government may prefer a more targeted approach
Like most of the UK, universities were surprised by the timing of July’s general election. They had no time to…
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International Education
England forges ahead with uni commercialisation
Amid the global, pre-Royal Wedding fervour, the English government made significant higher education reforms. First, on 1 January this year,…
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UK staff numbers drop
Employment at UK higher education institutions has fallen for the second consecutive year, new figures show. Data released by the…
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Move to encourage more female vice-chancellors
With only about one in seven British universities led by a woman, Brunel’s VC says more needs to be done…
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UK to check private providers
In the UK ministers have introduced a system of “due diligence checks” for private higher education providers, it has emerged,…
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British unis seek leniency on immigration
Universities UK is appealing to Prime Minister David Cameron to remove overseas students from the net immigration count, ahead of…
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UK elite fare badly on widening access
Almost all the UK’s Russell Group universities have failed to reach independently set levels for admitting pupils from state schools…
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Sum of us, not some of us: mathematicians
Leading academics are calling for a campaign to make maths appeal to students and increase the number of teachers. By…
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