Surrey gives students a voice in global market
British universities have embraced "the rhetoric of internationalisation" without understanding the crucial need for languages and inter-cultural awareness, a professor has claimed.Colin Grant, pro...
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21 October 2010
Deaf to the world - The price Britain pays for its monolingualism, and what universities should do about it
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CSR 2010: Man shall not live by bread alone
Across the academy, scholars must stand by their colleagues, especially those deemed ‘non-priority’, and assert the value of all subjects in enriching our lives, argues Keith Burnett
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CSR 2010: Terrible result, but the game’s not over
The CSR proposes shifting the burden of university spending from the state to the student. The academy must probe coalition weaknesses and stop the plans before it’s too late, argues Pam Tatlow
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CSR 2010: Business, as usual
The CSR’s savagery is the latest chapter in a narrative first articulated by Labour: the neoliberal university. Andrew Blake writes
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CSR 2010: What the sector thinks
Higher education funding“It is hard to see the rationale behind slashing college and university budgets when they generate massive economic growth for the country and when the alternative is more...
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Fears made flesh: only STEM teaching grants spared CSR scythe
Government funding for higher education is to be cut by 40 per cent over four years, suggesting that public funding for teaching in the arts, humanities and social sciences may come to an end.
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GuildHE urges reflection before implementing Browne Review and cuts
The government has been warned of the potential for disastrous consequences if it does not pause for thought before embracing Lord Browne’s proposals for reform of higher education while implementing...
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Tara Brabazon: The end of ‘shhhhh’ in the library
In a time of shrinking funding, librarians’ savvy use of time- and space-shifting podcasts can aid diverse groups of students and scholars and highlight valuable resources, argues Tara Brabazon
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Oxford reveals the method in the madness of its interview questions
What is “normal” for humans? Why do a cat’s eyes appear to glow in the dark?
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Inside Higher Ed: More legal risk for Canada’s universities
By Doug Lederman, for Inside Higher Ed
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The ancient students of Greece…and we are not talking Plato
Ten years of study with no sign of a degree points to an academy in crisis. Matthew Reisz reports
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The sum of our ‘worst fears’: UUK chief says prepare for cuts of £4.2bn
The president of Universities UK has told vice-chancellors to expect cuts of £4.2 billion in the government’s spending review – and warned that a huge funding gap is a “terrible danger”.
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Poor students to benefit from Clegg’s £7bn ‘fairness premium’
Students from poor backgrounds will receive help to attend university as part of a wider £7 billion “fairness premium” announced today by Nick Clegg, the deputy prime minister.
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Don't be afraid to share
Social media allow users to share information about themselves and their interests. Sarah Cunnane examines their role in the academy