30 Fake Higher Education Institutions Exposed in China
(Photo: Pexels, Creative Commons) A total of 30 fake higher education institutions have been exposed by a Chinese university in an attempt to warn the millions of high school students across the country as they graduate and prepare for further study. Xinhua, the country’s state press agency, has also confirmed the ousting of 400 fake […]
SHOCK CLAIM: EU-approved medical products have higher chance of being recalled
THE European Union’s system for approving new medical devices is THREE TIMES more risky for patients than the equivalent US scheme, shock new research has claimed. Daily Express :: Health Feed
‘A slightly higher death toll than Butlins’ The worst holidays in film history
PLANNING your summer holiday? Our handy guide to the absolute worst, most terrifying and blood-soaked destinations ever committed to the big screen should help you narrow down your options. Daily Express :: Films Feed
Elderly people who suffer depression for more than three years ‘have higher dementia risk’
ELDERLY people who suffer depression for more than three years are over a fifth more at risk of dementia, a study found. Daily Express :: Health Feed
World’s scariest waterslide? Hit 65mph slipping down a slide higher than Niagara Falls?
THE ATTRACTION holds the Guinness World Record as the world’s tallest waterslide. Daily Express :: Travel Feed
Illinois House Moves Timely Higher Ed Funding Bill Forward
(Photo: Daniel Schwen, Creative Commons) A $ 600 million bill aimed at keeping Illinois’ universities and community colleges in operation until the new academic year received swift bipartisan support in the House, passing on a 106-2 vote on Friday morning. Now it heads back to the Illinois Senate. But when Illinois House members were preparing for a […]
Universities Australia Pressures Gov’t for Higher Education Funding
The peak body that represents the higher education sector in Australia says that the issue surrounding future funding for universities needs to be addressed before the federal election this year, adding that no other industry would put up with the uncertainty and absence of policy that universities have had to endure. The chair of Universities Australia is expected […]
UK tax OUTRAGE: Millions face double whammy of higher bills and bigger public service cuts
THE CONSERVATIVES have been accused of declaring war on the middle classes over plans for swingeing cuts to county council budgets. Daily Express :: News Feed
Higher One to Pay Millions to Students Over Debit Card Fees
Two affiliated financial firms have been ordered by US bank regulators to pay out over $ 50 million in fines and restitution to hundreds of thousands of borrowers over allegations of “deceptive” marketing practices concerning student loan disbursement. Higher One Holdings, Inc of New Haven, Connecticut has been ordered to pay out $ 24 million […]
Tennessee’s Haslam Launches Major Higher Education Overhaul
Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam announced plans this week to overhaul the state’s public higher education system through the creation of independent governing boards instead of management by the Tennessee Board of Regents, writes Adam Tamburin for The Tennessean. The result of this change would be that local boards at universities such as Middle Tennessee State […]