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Overseas universities battling for funding in 'global marketplace' »

 Universities in Britain and across the world are facing fresh concerns over funding due to globalisation, a survey has revealed this month.A study by the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) found that traditional financial problems hav...

Fri 03 Oct 2008 by Michael Fern | Read more »

Wage rise blamed for wave of university redundancies »

Cost increases and budget insufficiencies are to result in staff redundancies at Queen Margaret University according to an announcement last week. Escalating pensions and skyrocketing energy expenditure have been blamed for the estimated 35 job cuts, d...

Fri 03 Oct 2008 by Adam Bergin, Robyn Keystone | Read more »

How hairy armpits can get you a job at The Guardian »

Helen Pidd

I am pretty sure I have my armpit hair to thank for my journalism career. If I hadn’t decided to let it all hang out during my second year at Edinburgh – and write about it in a double page spread in Student, complete with photos – ...

Thu 24 Apr 2008 by Helen Pidd | Read more »

Fresher drank himself to death, inquest rules »

An inquest has ruled that a University of Exeter fresher found dead in November 2006 died of alcohol abuse. Gavin Britton drank himself to death at a university golf society initiation ceremony in which about 20 members of the group took part in a nigh...

Wed 26 Mar 2008 by Joanna Hosa | Read more »

Student protests paralyse universities in France  »

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Moves by the French government to privatise universities has seen mass protest from students all over the country. The protests began at the end of last month and last Friday 41 universities were disturbed, with more protests expected to follow....

Mon 19 Nov 2007 by Joanna Hosa | Read more »

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