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French lithography will be the subject of the first exhibition at a new art gallery at the University of Kent. The Art of Lithography exhibition is being held at the Studio 3 gallery in the School of...
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Odds and quads
Joanna Southcott (1750-1814) won fame in the late 18th century for reportedly foreseeing the Napoleonic Wars and other significant events.On her death, she left a sealed wooden box said to contain...
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Sector aims to swap imports for made-in-UK fundraisers
Graduate-training scheme helps institutions foster talent in quest for donors. Hannah Fearn writes
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Crunch-busting cash helps those who help themselves
Seven joint projects share £1.5m from Hefce to overcome recession blues. Hannah Fearn reports
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Student unions warned over data disclosure
Universities and students' unions have been warned that they risk breaching data protection laws if they disclose students' personal details to anti-terror police without a warrant.The Federation of...
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Grant winners
WELLCOME TRUSTInternational genetically engineered machine bursaries (iGEM).Sponsor: Alistair BrownInstitution: University of AberdeenValue: £10,800Bio-traffic light systems: engineering toggle...
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Blog confidential: Parasitical patriarch
Each week, Dr Margot Feelbetter poses a dilemma and offers advice for readers to respond to online
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Appointments
Royal Holloway, University of London - Paul LayzellThe next vice-chancellor of Royal Holloway, University of London is clear about the uncertainties he will face as he leads the institution over the...
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Schooled in the dark arts
Ruthlessly competitive workplaces hold no terrors for battle-hardened English literature graduates, says Christian Lander
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Let's wave the flag for a globalised academy that will benefit all
Knowledge is a public good, and the growing strength of universities in China and elsewhere need not harm the West, says Ben Wildavsky
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Hefce's bid for power to oust v-cs gets the cold shoulder
Sector rejects proposal to alter funding agreement, citing threat to autonomy. Melanie Newman writes
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Britannia still making overseas-student waves
The number of Indian students taking university courses in the UK rose by almost a third in the past academic year, official statistics show.More than 34,000 students from India studied at British...
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News in brief
Overseas studentsCream for the top catsThe government has set up a £2.5 million scholarship fund to attract the world's best research students to the UK. A total of 100 postgraduate researchers will...
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Beggar thy high-tech neighbour?
Firms threatened by business incubators strive to 'stifle competition'. Hannah Fearn reports
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Overseas briefing
United StatesStudent-loans revampThe student-loan reforms seen as a cornerstone of Barack Obama's education agenda have been passed alongside healthcare legislation. While the healthcare reform bill...