Lazy rivers and climbing walls: coming to a university near you?
By Kellie Woodhouse, for Inside Higher Ed
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Funding panel: keep 拢9K fees, boost living costs support
England鈥檚 拢9,000 fee system is 鈥渂roadly fit for purpose鈥 and 鈥渄oes not require wholesale reform鈥, but maintenance support for students should be enhanced, according to a new report
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Working-class graduates 鈥榣ocked out鈥 of top careers
Applications from Russell Group graduates 鈥 who are more likely to be from wealthy backgrounds 鈥 have a better chance of success, commission says
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Paper disputes causes of research misconduct
The pressure to publish high-profile papers may not be linked to research misconduct, a new study has found.
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Students tell of STEM sexism at Bristol
More than half of female students reading science subjects at the University of Bristol said that they have felt uncomfortable at the institution because of their gender
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Anne Glover and Pete Downes among those honoured in Queen's Birthday list
A number of vice-chancellors, prominent academics and other higher education figures have been recognised in the Queen鈥檚 Birthday Honours
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Jo Johnson: DSA changes will 鈥榠mprove鈥 support for disabled
The government will not halt its planned changes to Disabled Students鈥 Allowances as they will 鈥渋mprove the levels of support overall鈥 for students, according to Jo Johnson
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QAA chief: do not ignore support for peer review
The UK鈥檚 鈥渋nternationally admired system of peer review鈥 should remain part of any future higher education quality assurance system, the head of the sector鈥檚 standards watchdog has said.
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Love in the lab? It鈥檚 part of science
Sir Tim Hunt complains of 鈥渢rouble with girls鈥 in labs, but male egos can be far more obstructive to science, says Ottoline Leyser
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Stanford president John Hennessy to step down
John Hennessy has announced plans to step down as president of Stanford University in summer 2016, after leading the institution for more than 15 years
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Sir Tim Hunt resigns from two posts
Nobel laureate Sir Tim Hunt has resigned from his position on a Royal Society committee as well as an honorary UCL professorship
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Asia University Rankings 2015 methodology
聽 Although focused on a particular region, the Asia University Rankings employ the same criteria as the global gold standard for academic comparisons: the 色盒直播 World University Rankings. The Times...
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Cambridge LEGO professor and research centre: price tag 拢4m
The University of Cambridge has plans to establish a 鈥淟EGO professorship of play in education, development and learning鈥 alongside a research centre, with 拢4 million of donations from the LEGO...
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#distractinglysexy: Twitter responds to Sir Tim Hunt
Female scientists have joined others in responding to Nobel laureate鈥檚 comments about the 鈥渢rouble with girls鈥 in labs.
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Northern Ireland debates postgraduate loans
Additional support for part-time undergraduates also under consideration