African links
The influence of Angola on the Afro-Brazilian art form of capoeira is being investigated by an Arts and Humanities Research Council-funded research project. Matthias Rohrig Assuncao, from the...
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Global reputations at the tipping point
Pressure on universities will 'fracture' the tertiary landscape. Phil Baty reports from Hong Kong
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Higher and higher: Lofty positions, beneficial outcomes
Higher positions in global university rankings make institutions more attractive to international students and to leading university partners, research has shown.In a survey of institutions ranked in...
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News in brief
South KoreaFailure to meet the (pay) gradeProfessors who fail to meet expectations face a wage freeze under a performance-related pay regime unveiled by the government of South Korea. From 2015,...
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Grant winners
Economic and Social Research CouncilFollow-on funding schemeAward winner: C.H. WattsInstitution: London School of Hygiene and Tropical MedicineValue: £99,532Moving from evidence to policy:...
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Blog confidential: Unacceptable surveillance
Each week, Dr Margot Feelbetter poses a dilemma and offers advice for readers to respond to online
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Appointments
University of Nottingham, MalaysiaStephen DoughtyStephen Doughty, new vice-provost (teaching and learning) at the University of Nottingham's Malaysia campus, has no regrets about leaving Britain for...
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Roots of knowledge
Rock legend Paul Rodgers pays tribute to Teesside University's key role in Middlesbrough's renaissance
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#loveHE
To join the campaign:Follow @timeshighered on Twitter and use the hashtag #loveHE at twitter.com/timeshigheredJoin the Facebook page at www.facebook.com/loveHEcampaign Subscribe to the YouTube...
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Show scholars how to tap the potential of digital research tools
Libraries can aid academics with resource discovery by helping them to use cutting-edge technologies, says Richard Boulderstone
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Odds and quads
The Black Door, by the Norwegian artist Svein Moxvold, was created for his degree show at Goldsmiths, University of London in 2005. He donated it to Goldsmiths when he left, and it still stands on...
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Bodleian pays high price for the shift away from paper
Move from print to e-journals costs Oxford £400,000 in penalties. Nicholas Chan reports
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Heads must show that charity begins at the top
US-born Rose Bruford boss tells Sarah Cunnane that v-cs should be obliged to hit fundraising goals
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#loveHE
This week's tweet of the week is:(University) bar just now was quite a good reason to #loveHE. Students, academics, professional services, union staff and others all united - @NickEntwistleTell us...
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THE World University Rankings
So now we get to the hard part.I have spent months discussing the problems of our previous university ranking system: a weak response rate to the reputational survey, the failure to normalise...