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WOLFSON RESEARCH MERIT AWARDSThese awards range in value from £10,000 to £30,000. The first tranche of winners was published last week.• Award winner: Andy Purvis• Institution: Imperial College...
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Blogconfidential: Flatter to deceive? No thanks
Each week, Dr Margot Feelbetter poses a dilemma and offers advice for readers to respond to online. This week: Flatter to deceive? No thanks
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Appointments
National University of Ireland, GalwayNicholas CannyA professor has expressed his "surprise and delight" at becoming the first academic from the Republic of Ireland to sit on the governing body of...
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Here a prof, there a prof
They're everywhere now. John Warren recalls when it was a rare honour to receive the academy's highest accolade
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Foreign student fees: discrimination that cannot be justified
William Evans is not convinced by the arguments put forward for charging higher tuition costs in the UK for students from abroad
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Fees shift could leave UK 'haemorrhaging' cash to EU students
As foreign loan debts balloon, experts fear 2012 rise will make things worse. John Morgan reports
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Watch this space: pressing deadlines may see prospectuses without prices
Many universities will find it "well nigh impossible" to publish tuition fees for the 2012-13 academic year in their undergraduate prospectuses because of the length of time it will take to reach...
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Hours to suit larks and owls
Imperial's proposals to extend the working day have not been welcomed, writes John Morgan
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Unions gear up as Liverpool Hope plans cuts
Unions are warning of possible strike action after Liverpool Hope University announced plans to cut about 10 per cent of all jobs, with the institution citing public funding cuts to non-science...
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'Invest £100m' to seize cyber-market
Put resources into international online learning, task force recommends. Rebecca Attwood reports
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No relief for acupuncture students as private college collapses in debt
Willetts says he cannot intervene despite validation by University of Portsmouth. Simon Baker reports
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Stalemate: strike ballot looms, but pay rise too
The University and College Union remains on course for national strike ballots after failing to achieve breakthroughs on jobs, pay and pensions.Despite the union's failure to reach a deal with...
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Raise your game, revive the economy - and make 22% savings, NI pair told
Northern Ireland's universities will be expected to deliver a more flexible education, attract more international students and produce "distinctive Northern Ireland graduates" despite facing a cut of...
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Radical call leads to death threats
Conservatives direct bile at academic who urged US jobless to protest. Matthew Reisz reports
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Southampton reforms aim to add 'breadth to depth'
Revamped curriculum to offer students a 'value proposition' post fees hike. Hannah Fearn reports