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United StatesOccupy that! See you in courtAround two dozen protesters are suing university leaders over their mistreatment at the hands of the police during the recent Occupy demonstrations. The...
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Gifted flee to foreign fields as Italy is strangled by blood ties
High levels of nepotism suggested by US analysis linked to 'brain drain'. Frank Nowikowski writes
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Worldwide acclaim for ground breaking local heroines
Matthew Reisz on the awards that highlight the developing world's leading young female scientists
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Greener (but, sadly, not richer)
Institutions' efforts to cut energy use pay off, but not in the way they hoped. David Matthews writes
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You'll have to give master's a KIS unless you promise to reveal more
Institutions warned to be more transparent about postgraduate course quality, writes Simon Baker
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Grant winners
LEVERHULME TRUSTResearch Project GrantsBasic sciences• Award winner: Mark Blamire• Institution: University of Cambridge• Value: £100,302Oxide superconductor/ferromagnet Josephson junctions• Award...
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One in four new courses attracts no students, i-Map finds
A quarter of all new undergraduate courses fail to attract a single student, a major study has found, with the proportion rising to half for joint-honours programmes.
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Two-front push for extra places leaves low-income students out in the cold
A pre-1992 university has cut almost £1 million in planned cash support for poorer students while offering tuition-fee discounts for high-achieving applicants so that it can bid for extra places on...
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HQ property deal will cost UCU up to £4 million, trustee claims
The University and College Union will make a "staggering loss" of up to £4 million in a property deal for its headquarters, a union trustee has claimed.
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What a diff'rence an 'A' makes to university entry
Students whose A-level grades fall just short of AAB next year could be at risk of missing out on a university place altogether, a number of institutions have warned.
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Policymakers urged to embrace collaboration
The concentration of research funding in a few elite universities has been described as a "policy trap" that fails to reflect the modern trend towards wider academic collaboration.
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Future of national pay bargaining in doubt ahead of public sector reform
Current university salary system may struggle to survive impetus to local deals. John Morgan writes
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Scholar spots risky business in USS investments
The "high-risk" investment strategy pursued by the Universities Superannuation Scheme has been a bigger problem for pensions than rising life expectancy, an academic has claimed.
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Radical treatment? Not radical enough
UCL professor says life sciences strategy doesn't have 'big enough vision'. John Morgan reports
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Commission offers 2020 vision of less red tape and a lot more cash
Plaudits for Framework Programme's simplified and increased funding provision. Paul Jump reports