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Call for papers - Higher Education and its Principal Mission: Preparing Students for Life, Work, and Civic Engagement

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The 11th International Workshop on Higher Education Reform will take place from August 25 to 27, 2014 at Memorial University, St. John’s, Newfoundland (Canada). As part of the ongoing discussion about changes in Higher Education (HE) and HE reform, the Workshop will focus on issues concerning the most important target group and resource of HE students.

A new Urban Big Data Research Centre (UBDRC) at the University of Glasgow

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The UK Minister for Universities and Science, David Willetts MP, announced the release of £14 million to fund the second phase of the ESRC's investment in Big Data. At a speech at the High Performance Computing and Big Data Conference, Mr Willetts outlined what steps are being taken to strengthen the UK’s competitive advantage in Big Data.

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