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Saudi Arabian scholarship programmeAmerica, here they comeHuge investment by the government of Saudi Arabia in overseas scholarships brought a flood of young Saudis to the US, an analysis suggests....
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News in brief - 18 July 2013
Saudi Arabian scholarship programmeAmerica, here they comeHuge investment by the government of Saudi Arabia in overseas scholarships brought a flood of young Saudis to the US, an analysis suggests....
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Student retention software comes under microscope
By Carl Straumsheim, for Inside Higher Ed
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News in brief - 7 November 2013
Science fundingByrne fired up over ring-fencingThe capital element of the science budget should be ring-fenced to avoid the risks of ※announcement-based politics§, according to Labour＊s new shadow...
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News in brief - 19 September 2013
TaiwanWrong formula for libelA court has dismissed a libel case against an academic whose research suggested that emissions from an industrial conglomerate＊s chemical plants had raised cancer rates...
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Appointments - 19 September 2013
University of WolverhamptonGary Sheffield※I＊ve been interested in military history for almost as long as I can remember,§ said Gary Sheffield, who has been appointed professor of war studies at the...
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Less than zero: Ursula Huws on when capitalism quit caring for workers
The Cold War＊s end and the internet＊s rise freed employers to go global, leaving workers worldwide wobbling, says Ursula Huws
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How zero-hours won the world
When employers were freed go global, workers worldwide wobbled, says Ursula Huws
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Australia sets sights on rebuilding overseas student market
Government speeds visas and extends post-study work opportunities
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Social path through Pasteur＊s quadrant
University research is an astonishing force for good in the world, argues Leszek Borysiewicz
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News in brief - 3 October 2013
Knowledge transferSharpening the scalpelDavid Willetts, the universities and science minister, met with business leaders and academics at the University of Leeds last week to discuss the government＊s...
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Concern at proposed passport checks by landlords
51勛圖 Office bid would set huge hurdles for overseas students seeking private rentals, warns UKCISA
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Interview: USS chief keeps eyes on long-term prize
Bill Galvin optimistic about future despite massive deficit
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Welcome for capital increase but fears over frozen research spending
The capital budget for science will be increased to ?1.1 billion in 2015-16 and maintained in real terms until the end of the decade, the chancellor George Osborne has announced.
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Overseas placements for half of De Montfort students
University plans to give graduates more international experience