Campus Review: Low entry scores will not hit standards, say v-cs
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Campus Review: Conflicts of interest are not transparent, Australian study finds
By Susan Woodward for Campus Review
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Perth
The jailing of two students in Singapore for consuming cannabis at an end-of-exams party in Perth could damage Australia's image in Asia, according to Curtin University deputy vice-chancellor John...
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Energy boost
Tony Owen is to lead University College London's first outpost Down Under - an institution that might help save our world
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Give cash back as tax credits, says expert
University graduates in England and Australia pay far more in tax during their working lives than the cost of their education and therefore should not be charged for their studies, an English...
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Swansea University, University of Chester
Swansea UniversityAlan Finlayson, reader in the department of politics and international relations, has been awarded a grant of more than ?100,000 by the Leverhulme Trust to investigate how...
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Overseas briefing
United StatesPrivate loans on the increaseStudents are taking out private loans in the US before exhausting avenues for federal financial support, according to a report. An analysis of US Department...
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Tara Brabazon: The end of ‘shhhhh’ in the library
In a time of shrinking funding, librarians’ savvy use of time- and space-shifting podcasts can aid diverse groups of students and scholars and highlight valuable resources, argues Tara Brabazon
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Australians call for boycott after government 'attack'
Australian academics are considering boycotting committees that report to the federal Government. The National Tertiary Education Union will consider the call for a boycott after an appeal from an...
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Here's hoping for a fairer share
On average, graduates pay more tax than the national average. So, too, do McDonalds' franchises. If generation of tax revenue justifies degree subsidies, as Tim Curtin claims, state aid to burger...
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They're no mugs for diving
It is the lot of many students to wait on tables to make ends meet. But a team of Plymouth University divers found themselves in the murky waters of the city's Sutton Harbour after a waterfront cafe...
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They're no mugs for diving
It is the lot of many students to wait on tables to make ends meet. But a team of Plymouth University divers found themselves in the murky waters of the city's Sutton Harbour after a waterfront cafe...
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Decline in IT forces teaching job cuts
Australian institutions are downsizing as enrolments slide, writes Geoff Maslen Hundreds of academics have lost their jobs teaching information technology courses at Australia's universities after a...
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Overseas briefing
CanadaRight-to-die research haltedThe decision to shut down a controversial research project on assisted suicides has been criticised as a breach of academic freedom. The Canadian Association of...
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Appointments
The French Government has recognised a Thames Valley University professor's contribution to the country's culinary arts. David Foskett, an associate dean at TVU's London School of Tourism,...