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‘Unethical practice’ of unconditional offers must end, says Hinds

Education secretary Damian Hinds has called for a full review into the practice that sees students ‘backed into a corner'

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Enhancing the learning environment

Collaborations between universities and businesses are critical to ensure students receive a transformative education, where sustainability is a way of life on and off campus, and an essential foundation for their professional lives

International

Bad sports – a look at the US admissions scandal

A nationwide admissions racket has been uncovered in the United States with the names of top universities being publicly dragged through the mud in a stinging indictment. Paddy Smith considers the evidence

People

Roundtable: saving on ICT expenses – Mark Clark

From SaaS to scalability, how can universities keep a tight rein on their ICT expenses, while still offering students the best digital experience available? Steve Wright quizzes six experts

Technology

Preparing students for an AI future

The robots are coming. Dr Carina Paine Schofield asks how we can ready the workforce of tomorrow for cooperating with their tireless, loyal and consistent colleagues

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How payment technology can drive student engagement

Specialist payment solutions provider VMC is helping universities across the UK to implement smart digital solutions into their catering outlets that make a real difference to the student experience

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Better understanding the risks posed by automation is essential to encouraging long-term employability

How can universities prepare for automation? Should higher education workers worry about their prospects? What about undergraduates' future careers?

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Leak Detection added to PrefectIrus

The Prefect Leak detection system is designed to provide comprehensive coverage for mutable floor accommodation

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LapSafe case study: University College Cork

Case study on the implementation of the LapSafe Diplomat LMS laptop loan lockers at UCC

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Catering & hospitality

How is the design of university catering facilities changing?

As institutions adapt to shifting trends, Keri Beckingham finds out how the architecture and design of university catering facilities is changing

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How payment technology can drive student engagement

Specialist payment solutions provider VMC is helping universities across the UK to implement smart digital solutions into their catering outlets that make a real difference to the student experience

Promoting a sense of community through good food

Positive hospitality experiences increase student wellbeing, says new TUCO research ‘Hospitable Campus’

JUMP to help save the planet

JUMP, a new programme that raises awareness around environmental challenges, has been launched at the University of Reading’s Green Festival.

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NSP Security to exhibit at ASRA 2019

Trusted university access control

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Taplanes to exhibit at ASRA 2019

Visit Stand 3 to see its bespoke prefabricated shower cubicles, mini pods and en-suite bathroom pods

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Mitre for Education: From ready-made bedding and bathroom packs to blinds and kitchen kits

Mitre Linen has built a reputation for quality and service that has earnt them the honour of the Royal Warrant

£21m University of Lincoln medical school gets go-ahead

The new school is a first for Lincolnshire and is delivered in partnership with University of Nottingham

Events

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Outward mobility: it takes a village

Katherine Allinson explains the benefits of sending students abroad to study, work or volunteer during their UK degree

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Mitre for Education: From ready-made bedding and bathroom packs to blinds and kitchen kits

Mitre Linen has built a reputation for quality and service that has earnt them the honour of the Royal Warrant

Webinar: your how-to guide for synthetic pitches

SIS Pitches, the UK’s only one-stop shop for synthetic sports pitches, is here to help you with your pitch project

Free webinar: your how-to guide for synthetic pitches

SIS Pitches, the UK’s only one-stop shop for synthetic sports pitches, is here to help you with your pitch project

Facilities

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NSP Security to exhibit at ASRA 2019

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Creating a sense of ownership with the latest furniture trends

Cathy Parnham looks at some of the emerging trends in furniture fit-outs for the HE sector

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When Was Your Partitioning Wall Last Serviced?

The lifespan of a moveable wall can be dramatically extended with routine servicing and timely repairs

Yoko Ono show opens new facility at Leeds Arts University

The exhibition in Blenheim Walk Gallery is the artist’s first at the university for more than half a century

Finance, legal, HR

Are universities too big to fail?

With the future of tuition fees in England suspended in uncertainty, questions swirl about the financial fitness of some of our HE institutions. Will they fail? Can they? Glyn Mon Hughes investigates

Is HE governance fit for the future?

The role of governors has become more exacting in an environment of increasing regulatory and policy shift. Smita Jamdar explores ways to navigate a changing brief

Bangor University closes chemistry department amid financial pressures

Job losses and the department’s closure is part of the university’s plan to cut £5m

British universities report a wide gender pay gap

University of Buckingham is the worst in England with a 37 per cent difference in average hourly rate

International

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The cost of the world awaiting Britain’s academic empire builders

Britain’s universities have been actively engaged in a period of empire building in recent years

Free speech on campus is a hot topic for Australian universities

Storm in a teacup or thunder down under? Australia’s universities and politicians are mired in fierce debate over the protection or control of free speech on campus

Brexit to hit UK’s global HE ranking

Latest rankings show strength of UK sector against international peers, but research director warns of negative impact from EU exit

67% of university students back second referendum

Almost 3,000 university students give their take on Brexit and what that means for their future career options

People

Hinds bids to make UK providers ‘best for mental health support’

"Going to university should be a positive, life-changing experience," said the education secretary

50% rise in student demand for mental health counselling services

What can universities do to manage this dramatic upsurge in demand for mental health support?

Seats of silence: in memory of the students lost to suicide

Powerful image pays tribute to students lost to suicide for University Mental Health Day

Promoting a sense of community through good food

Positive hospitality experiences increase student wellbeing, says new TUCO research ‘Hospitable Campus’

Research

Roundtable: saving on ICT expenses – Rich Kenny

From SaaS to scalability, how can universities keep a tight rein on their ICT expenses, while still offering students the best digital experience available? Steve Wright quizzes six experts

Roundtable: saving on ICT expenses – Antony Mellor

From SaaS to scalability, how can universities keep a tight rein on their ICT expenses, while still offering students the best digital experience available? Steve Wright quizzes six experts

Profile – Mary Kellett

As the Open University celebrates half a century since its charter, vice-chancellor Mary Kellett tells Paddy Smith what she thinks the next 50 years hold for distance learning

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Because universities need options too…

Gavin Newman, virtual event expert and director at iVent – the home of Uni-Connect – explains why universities need options when it comes to their student recruitment strategy

Sports & leisure

Spring Statement 2019: Hammond announces visa exemption for PhD workers

Institutes and businesses will get the benefit from autumn with overseas research activity included in the scheme

Scholarship launched to boost BAME presence in fashion design

Sewport's initiative follows a Design Council report which found that only 12% of design managers and sector business owners are from a black, Asian or minority ethnic background

UK education still failing to produce sufficient engineers, says report

The updated Perkins Review finds that apprenticeship levy limitations and technical teacher shortages are among the factors threatening economic growth

Poor white students overlooked by majority of universities – report

England admissions data suggests fewer than 5% of intake fits demographic profile, says study

Students

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Introducing Cyclehoop’s latest product – the Container Cycle Hub

The original container has been modified to fit space saving secure sliding gates with perforated panels that allow natural light inside while reducing the visibility of the bicycles from the outside for security

BGU student to represent GB at World University Winter Games 2019

Ice hockey ace, Adam Long, also represented his country at the 2017 event

Last chance to register: revolutionise your sports facilities before the summer

FREE webinar: Does your institution need a new pitch? Your how-to guide for synthetic pitches

FREE webinar: does your institution need a new pitch?

Industry experts Joe Shaw, sales manager, Paul Barker, estimating director and Luke Edwards, technical director discuss the full service process of getting a new or upgraded synthetic pitch for your institution

Sustainability

81% think universities should be graded on social mobility

The Social Mobility Pledge asked whether social mobility should affect a university’s ranking

Academics should use emojis in emails, says new study

The report from the University of Edinburgh’s Business School has found using them has a positive effect on students

University of Essex announces five-year plan to boost student numbers by a fifth

The university aims to recruit 150 new staff and increase student body to 20,000 by 2025

Student number forecasts ‘ambitious’, says OfS

OfS report challenges institutional optimism about future intake in higher education and should be ‘wary’ of unrealistic projections

Technology

University of Bristol declares ‘climate emergency’

The university took the step in the hope that others in the sector will follow

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Taplanes to exhibit at ASRA 2019

Visit Stand 3 to see its bespoke prefabricated shower cubicles, mini pods and en-suite bathroom pods

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Taplanes to exhibit at ASRA 2019

Visit Stand 3 to see its bespoke prefabricated shower cubicles, mini pods and en-suite bathroom pods

University of Auckland tops global sustainability rankings

Pioneering league table from THE aims to assess the impact world universities make towards the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals

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