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University spinouts: build your own unicorn in 2021
The government’s ‘levelling up’ agenda aims to equalise the distribution of growth nationwide, yet it has mostly focused on town…
27th December 2020
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2020
Headlines
UAL announces launch of the AKO Storytelling Institute
University of the Arts London (UAL) has announced the launch of a new initiative, the AKO Storytelling Institute. For clarity,…
23rd December 2020
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Headlines
Goldsmiths adopts pioneering Harvard law course
A pioneering online course is to be offered free to law students at Goldsmiths, University of London. Zero-L was originally…
22nd December 2020
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Headlines
All students can still travel home for Christmas, confirms Donelan
The universities minister Michelle Donelan has confirmed that any students still remaining in their term-time address can still travel home…
21st December 2020
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Features
‘Our purpose extends beyond Yorkshire’
The University of York has been planning for Brexit since before the referendum result. Now, as Brexit realities begin to…
21st December 2020
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Features
Eyes down for the University Business Christmas Quiz
Here is your starter for ten and, please, no conferring: 1 The word university is derived from the Latin ‘universitas…
21st December 2020
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Features
A day in the life: Professor of facility and environment management
How long have you been in your job? I joined UCL from a professional architectural practice 14 years ago. …
20th December 2020
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Headlines
New OfS chair is Conservative peer James Wharton
The new chair of the Office for Students (OfS) is set to be James Wharton, also known as Lord Wharton…
18th December 2020
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Universities and Industry 4.0: are you ready?
The impact of Covid-19, tuition fee challenges and a reduction in European funding means that UK universities are having to…
18th December 2020
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Events
‘Incredible work’ praised at 2020 CUBO Winter Conference
Over 225 CUBO (College and University Business Officers) delegates and business partners gathered for the professional association’s Winter Conference from…
18th December 2020
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