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Occupy has won more minds than hearts among the public, and that includes scholars and students, says Sunil Manghani
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Willetts meets with private equity firms
David Willetts has met with four more private equity firms as the government considers opening higher education institutions to "private investment".
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Ornamentalism: The Art of Renaissance Accessories
Still looking for Christmas gifts? You might be inspired by a book on Renaissance accessories. Matthew Reisz writes
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The Pick - Government Art Collection, Selected by Simon Schama: Travelling Light
Government Art Collection, Selected by Simon Schama: Travelling LightWhitechapel Gallery, London, until 26 FebruaryAt 25, Lord Byron was the ultimate matinee idol, posing in Albanian dress with...
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Diary
BBC Radio 4The Mumbai ChuzzlewitsConvinced that his relatives are after his money, wealthy old landlord Martin Chuzzlewit has adopted an orphan called Mary as his carer. Although she will be housed...
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Deck the Halls
A Personal Christmas Message from the Office of the President and Vice-ChancellorThis is inevitably that very special time of year when the thoughts of all those of us who continue to uphold and...
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TV review: Wonderland: I Had the X Factor...25 Years Ago
From the spotlight to the gutter is a hard road, says Gary Day, reminding us that losers have lives, too
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Film review: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
A Hollywood remake glosses over its source's message about misogyny in society, argues Will Brooker
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John Ellis, 1953-2011
An academic, a gardener and a keen Sheffield Wednesday fan, John Ellis will be remembered as a traditional academic with a "mischievous" sense of humour.Professor Ellis was born in 1953 in Sheffield...
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Appointments
Manchester Metropolitan UniversityJohn SwarbrookeAn academic with more than a decade's experience of working in the tourism industry has been appointed professor of tourism and hospitality at...
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Odds and quads
These images from the University of Nottingham's Manuscripts and Special Collections feature in an interactive Advent calendar that has been unveiled day by day over the festive period.
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Research Intelligence - Did Hoffmann take Nobel for the team?
Nobel row raises questions of who gets credit for research in an age of in 'hype'. Paul Jump writes
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From where I sit - Credit where it's due
After four years in Cairo helping to establish the British University in Egypt (BUE), I am more convinced than ever that one of my long-held beliefs holds true: the UK does not value its universities...
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Brazil's science students break for the border
Brazil has announced a second round of applications for a £1.3 billion study-abroad scheme that could result in thousands of students coming to UK universities.
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