The FINANCIAL -- The figures released  by UCAS show that 2012 applications are up slightly on 2010 (by 2.7%)  for business and administrative studies and pretty much identical between 2010 and 2012 across the sector as a whole (-0.1%), according to The Association of Business Schools.

The FINANCIAL -- With the current economic downturn generating a wide spread sense of doom and gloom, Cambridge Judge Business School's Centre for International Business and Management is hosting a Distinguished Panel to discuss the topical issue of "Job Mismatch and the Pursuit of Talent", according to Cambridge Judge Business School.

The FINANCIAL -- When Georgia State University President Noah N. Langdale Jr. traveled to give memorable speeches on behalf of the institution, his colleague William S. “Bill” Patrick was usually nearby, serving as his right hand man, told Georgia State University.

The FINANCIAL -- What you think about your illness matters just as much, if not more, in determining your health according to a new report by researchers from The University of Auckland and King’s College London, according to The University of Auckland.

The FINANCIAL -- Undergraduates from Aston Business School have won awards for academic excellence at the “Recognising Business Excellence” award ceremony event, according to Aston University.

The FINANCIAL -- Birmingham is firmly in the hearts of the Big Apple, with a recent article penned by The New York Times lauding “England’s heartland metropolis” as “big-shouldered, friendly and fun” , according to Aston University.

The FINANCIAL -- Aston's full-time MBA is placed at 91st globally and 12th in the UK, in the Financial Times MBA 2012 Ranking,according to Aston University. The School is also rated highly at number 16 in the world in the ‘value for money’ rankings.

The FINANCIAL -- Minister David Willets has announced £9 million support for biosciences postgraduate training through a Doctoral Training Partnership award to a consortium of the Universities of Liverpool, Newcastle and Durham, according to University of Liverpool.

The FINANCIAL -- Manchester Business School is placed 31st in the world by The Financial Times in its ranking of the leading international business schools, published on 30 january, Crucially The FT also rates Manchester’s Doctoral programme as best in the world, according to Manchester Business School.

The FINANCIAL -- Competition for multi-million pound grants to tackle debilitating parasitic diseases in the developing world means that serious concerns about whether current drug programmes actually work are being side-lined says Professor Tim Allen in a letter published in The Lancet, according to The London School of Economics.