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Ethical donationsReject tobacco cash, urges CRUKDurham University has been asked by a senior official at Cancer Research UK to return funding from British American Tobacco. The firm donated £125,000...
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AustraliaWe'll stop the journal gamesThe Australian government is to ditch a ranking of journals used as part of a national research assessment programme completed for the first time earlier this...
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When globalisation's dream meets complex Chinese reality
US lecturer highlights the politics and pros and cons of working in China. Sarah Cunnane reports
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Grant winners
MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCILThe Wellcome TrustThe first recipients will each receive a grant of between £1 million and £3 million, with the total allocation worth £56 million. The awards are intended to...
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Misaligned targets
The road to hell is paved with good policy intentions, says Mike Boxall: the academy needs the right incentives to deliver public benefits
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Private challenge a major influence on London Met fees
And more institutions will soon follow its lead in offering 'affordable' charges, v-c tells John Morgan
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Grayling's plans for tutorials with the stars receive poor notices from disgruntled critics
A huge row erupted this week over plans for a new private college that will charge £18,000 a year for one-to-one Oxbridge-style tutorials and lectures from "celebrity professors".The New College of...
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Aberystwyth's whole new slant on taking your work home
The idea of an academic who cannot get enough of their students and wants to see them over the breakfast table might be expected to provoke laughter or set the alarm bells ringing.But under a scheme...
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Employers Pensions Forum seeks more public cash
Group behind USS overhaul applies for further £100,000 award. John Morgan reports
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Treble cause: UK signs up to boost Indian places
A £5 million-a-year partnership between India and the UK is to help the world's second most populous country in its bid to treble the number of university places to 40 million.
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Export only: fears grow for future of postgrad study
UK risks 'almost exclusively' educating foreign students, arts university chief tells Simon Baker
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Jewish group renews attack on 'racist' UCU
The Board of Deputies of British Jews has written to vice-chancellors urging them to consider derecognising the University and College Union if it "refuses to address claims of institutional racism".
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Balancing act: strike a pose between market and values
Conference hears that both competition and collaboration will grow as global trade in higher education booms. Sarah Cunnane reports from Vancouver
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UK offers openness and quality assurance, but access remains a problem
A wide-ranging analysis that attempts to measure and rank aspects of national higher education systems suggests that the UK academy is one of the most "open" in the world and has among the best...
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A fascinating but frustrating mix
Private-sector leader explains why India remains a potent but elusive prize for the West