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Expanding online provision is a priority for Carl Lygo, the new CEO of the private education provider BPP Holdings

James Nicholls' study of English attitudes to alcohol since the Tudors reveals familiar concerns - and a dilemma for the Tories

Stephen Instone, an inspirational teacher of Classics, has died.

Lesley Harbidge argues that comedy is a legitimate discipline that shouldn't be dismissed just because it is enjoyable

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To appeal to students reluctant to read, Stephen Brown presents his marketing study material as 'management thrillers'

After decades working on newspapers, George Brock has moved into academia to oversee journalism at City University

Vicky Randall says women are forging their way into government, but ethnic minorities remain under-represented

Nick de Ville says Goldsmiths' influential practice-based doctorate is creating a new breed of professional academic

Noel Sharkey warns that robots do not possess the necessary discriminatory skills to be used as killers by the military

Neil Simco's prior experience setting up a university bodes well for the future University of the Highlands and Islands

Amnesty International's Irene Khan aims to improve higher education access in Manchester as Salford's new chancellor

Michael Sterling tells MPs that his engineering background would be an asset in the role of STFC chairman

Peter Widdowson, a pioneer of new perspectives on English literature, has died.

An award for women in science will allow scientist Nathalie Seddon to juggle family life with globetrotting research interests

Media studies is vital and valid, but Mike Kirkup says the death of Michael Jackson shows how its focus is changing

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Joined-up public sector data should be on offer in the information age and Nigel Shadbolt plans to show the way

Evening strolls led to Paul Racey's fascination with bats and a career studying their habits and reproduction

Michael Harloe prepares for his retirement proud to have put Salford at the centre of a unique global media development

Paul Gough, an artist of international renown, aims to take UWE to new heights through a focus on interdisciplinary work

Alastair Sim, Universities Scotland's new head, hopes his European experience will help safeguard his country's institutions

The scandal over MPs' expenses may have little impact on voter numbers, says an expert on the public's faith in politics

Martin Turner, a leading British space scientist who was appointed CBE in 2004, has died.

Proud of his banking past, Alan Gillespie, the Government's choice to lead the ESRC, says research must be relevant