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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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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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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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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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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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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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Why every campus needs green spaces
Interest in our mental health and wellbeing has grown exponentially in the past two decades and, like any other sector,…
18th December 2020
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University CIOs enjoying new authority since pandemic
University chief information officers (CIOs) and their teams are experiencing “newfound visibility and authority” since the Covid-19 pandemic caused higher…
17th December 2020
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Grade inflation: universities show commitment to protecting degree standards
UK universities have proved their commitment to tackling grade inflation, according to a progress review published today. The review from…
17th December 2020
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Ucas 2020 End of Cycle Report: equality gap shrinking – but too slowly
The equality gap in university admissions could be eliminated in a decade, Ucas reveals in its 2020 End of Cycle…
16th December 2020
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