Dodging the bombs and bullets to get to campus
Universities in Somalia's capital are surviving against the odds, as David Matthews reports
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The NetherlandsScandal hits recruitmentA higher education college in the Netherlands that was embroiled in a corruption scandal last year has seen its student intake fall by almost a third. The...
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Slimming down but still generous with advice
HEA doesn't need subject centres, advocates argue, but critics disagree. Jack Grove reports
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Grant winners
National Institute for Health ResearchHealth Technology Assessment (NIHR HTA) programmeIN DETAILAward winner: Khalid KhanInstitution: University of LondonValue: £742,794Development and validation of...
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Greatest story ever told?
Jeremy Black is making a stand against the grandiose claims made by far too many blurbs on the back of academic books
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ESRC grant success rates slip to 16 per cent
The council's latest grant application figures raise questions about its future. Paul Jump reports
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New fears for lab-based courses in run-up to funding reform
Renewed warnings have been voiced about the impact of funding changes on science and engineering departments amid fears that some will become loss-makers.
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Cuts could see Queen's axed from Russell Group
Proposed cuts threaten university's place among elite, pro v-c claims. David Matthews reports
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Welsh chiefs in harmony with Andrews' merger call
Vice-chancellors agree on need to downsize from existing 10 institutions, writes David Matthews
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'Brave and bold' Glyndwr vows to be open to all
Head says low fees and vocational courses will serve the students others ignore. David Matthews reports
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PM warned of toxic results if funding bonds are broken
Synthetic organic chemists and mathematicians appeal to Cameron over cuts. Paul Jump writes
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Short cuts: fixed-terms fall in breadth and length
The number of researchers employed on fixed-term contracts is declining - but the average length of the contracts is also getting shorter.
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PhD reviewMore bad news for AhluwaliaImperial College London has announced that it is reviewing the award of a PhD to a former student after it emerged that a paper he wrote while he was there is to...
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Masters of the family bucket
How to get lost in the crowd: Matthew Reisz hears about the downsides of the supersized academy
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A professional masquerade
Demands that scholars like David Starkey not speak outside their subject threaten intellectual freedom, Frank Furedi says