26 avril 2015

Labour £6K fees policy ‘not incredibly sensible’, says IFS expert

By . The Labour Party’s policy to lower fees to £6,000 has been described as “not incredibly sensible” by the head of education at the Institute for Fiscal Studies, who said it benefits only the highest earning graduates. More...

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Green Party commits to abolishing fees and student debt

By . The Green Party has committed to a policy to abolish tuition fees, which it says would cost £8 billion a year in the long run, as well as to cancel student debt, which it costs at £2.2 billion a year. More...

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Soas to divest from fossil fuel industry

By . Soas, University of London, is to divest from fossil fuels within the next three years after the institution’s governing body today approved the decision. More...

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Failing to share publicly funded HE resources ‘immoral’

By . Spending public money on higher education resources that cannot be shared openly borders on being “immoral and unethical”, a conference has heard. More...

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Universities on track to miss carbon targets

By . Of 126 institutions analysed by the Brite Green sustainability strategy consultancy, only 44 are on track to meet or exceed the 2020 reduction targets set by the Higher Education Funding Council for England. More...

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SNP to back lower tuition fees in England

By . The Scottish National Party has pledged to support Labour’s proposed reduction of tuition fees in England to £6,000. More...

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NYU Abu Dhabi workers entitled to better, report finds

By . Thousands of workers who built New York University’s campus in Abu Dhabi were excluded from the institution’s enhanced labour standards, an independent report says. More...

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National association representing Canada’s universities changes its name

Résultat de recherche d'images pour By Peggy Berkowitz. Universities Canada is the new name for the national association representing Canada’s universities. Formerly the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada, the national body unveiled its new name and logo at a meeting of its members in Halifax today. More...

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McMaster cultural studies students create an “archive of everyday life”

Résultat de recherche d'images pour By Natalie Samson. Exhibit one of many student-centred projects featured at Ontario Science Centre’s Idea Gallery. More...

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Beyond the Professoriate conference preview

Résultat de recherche d'images pour By Jennifer Polk. My conference is coming up fast! Beyond the Professoriate will bring together 25 PhDs from a wide variety of disciplines – engineering to ethnomusicology, genetics to German – who are working in a variety of fields. The two-day conference will be presented entirely online. All are welcome to register and attend. More...

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