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Will replacing PhD professors with practitioners work?

Challenges abound in this approach, which needs to be analysed in depth before a policy is announced

The Hindu

Teacher’s body flags issue of fake research journals

Agents cheat PhD guides and students, says association

The Hindu

Broken glass and litter strewn across Glasgow’s Trongate after Celtic fans’ title party celebration

Dozens of videos and pictures have appeared on social media showing mountains of rubbish - including discarded flares and fireworks - lying on the road with bins and shopping trolleys overflowing.

Daily Record

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Scots victims of Post Office scandal say lives were ruined after being falsely accused of fraud

The inquiry is a public probe into the failings of the Post Office’s accounting system, which saw subpostmasters suspended, sacked, prosecuted, convicted and jailed.

Daily Record

Guest lecturers demand CBI inquiry into SET 2018

Representatives meet Union Minister for Higher Education Dharmendra Pradhan and UGC Chairman to highlight their grievances

The Hindu

The multiple crises in Indian universities

Universities need greater funding, autonomy, and tolerance of activities by students and faculty

The Hindu

Vile vandals trash Scots flat and urinate on TV as police probe Snapchat video

The incident, which was shared on social media, is understood to have taken place at a flat in Inverness on Saturday.

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Scots wedding rammy bride says mum claimed to be having 'fantasy relationship' with husband

Claire Goodbrand, 26, her husband Eamonn and their best man Kieran appeared for sentence on assault charges at Livingston Sheriff Court on Friday where the Scots bride made the claims.

Daily Record

B.R. Patil writes to President, requests probe into alleged irregularities at Central University of Karnataka

Congress leader mentions two recruitment notifications issued by the CUK for recruitment of Professors, Associate Professors and Assistant Professors, and alleges violation of regulations in the recruitment process

The Hindu

Family heartbroken after dog 'falls victim to streets infested with large rats'

Pauline Robertson, from Page Moss, Liverpool, said her community has been overrun with rats, which she has blamed for the death of her miniature Yorkshire Terrier Coco

Daily Mirror

Celebrities you might not know have links to Wirral

You may be surprised that some of these celebs hail from the peninsula

Liverpool Echo

UGC, AICTE warn Indian students against going to Pakistan for higher studies

University Grants Commission (UGC) and All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) advised Indian students not to travel to Pakistan for pursuing higher education while stating that such degrees wouldn't be recognised in India. Read more on Dynamite News:

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Andhra Pradesh: former UGC member Ramamurthy Naidu felicitated

Several recall his contribution to higher education in a career spanning four decades

The Hindu

Tie-ups between Indian and foreign universities simplified

New UGC regulations allow students to get ‘dual degrees’ from both foreign and Indian institutes

The Hindu

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Shocking CCTV shows brazen thief steal iPhone from NHS worker at Ukraine fundraiser

Ann Waall was playing tennis at Hillhead Sports Club in the west end of Glasgow when she was robbed by the grey-haired man on Saturday afternoon.

Daily Record

Adoptive dad of fugitive US sex offender Nicholas Rossi breaks silence as he claims cops have the right man

David Rossi, who is an Engelbert Humperdinck impersonator, says he is prepared to travel to Scotland from Rhode Island to identify his adoptive son, US fugitive Nicholas Rossi.

The Times of India

Delhi students confused over CUET subject restriction

NEW DELHI: There is consternation among students about Delhi University directing those aspiring to get admission to sit only for those subjects they cleared in Class XII when appearing for the Common University Entrance Test. The students say the UGC notification allows students to appear for as many as six…

The Hindu

Take two: On dual degree programme

Allowing the pursuit of two courses simultaneously in physical mode is problematic

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Delhi: Ceiling chunk falls on JNU student amid call to fix infra

NEW DELHI: An undergraduate student was on Thursday injured after a chunk of the ceiling at JNU’s Sabarmati Hostel collapsed on him. The incident raised concerns among students and JNUSU members, who alleged they had flagged the “crumbling infrastructure” at varsity hostels but the administration had failed to take any…

The Hindu

UGC nod for pursuing two full-time courses evokes mixed response

Some academics find it elitist while others feel it will increase choices for students

The Hindu

UGC issues norms for students to do two programmes at once

The guidelines are applicable to academic programmes other than Ph.D.

The Hindu

UGC allows enrolling for two degrees

The move will allow students to pursue two offline courses from the same university or different universities or combine offline and online courses.

The Times of India

Violence on university campuses should be avoided: UGC chairman on JNU incident

NEW DELHI: Violence of any kind on university campuses should be avoided, UGC Chairman Jagadesh Kumar said on Tuesday, referring to the recent clash between two students group at the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU).

The Hindu

Ex-VC asks why T.N. education panel is headed by retired judge

Panel formation an act of political gimmick, says Balagurusamy

The Hindu

To begin with, the UGC needs to get the credits right

Having course credits proportional to teaching hours, as spelt out in its draft NHEQF, will impact faculty

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