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A prominent geneticist has been named deputy vice-chancellor (academic) at the University of Sunderland. Peter Strike will take responsibility for research, knowledge exchange and business engagement...
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Wise up to the naked truth
Poor student attendance and generous exam marking are making a mockery of higher education, reveals a lecturer
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Unfunded places? The road to hell is paved with good intentions
In the long run, 150,000 extra students financed by tuition fees alone would damage the quality of higher education, says Steve Smith
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Embrace this high level of industry engagement - it can benefit us all
The influence of industry on the curriculum has never been greater, says Frazer Mackenzie, but it is far more positive than simply creating a workforce
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Caliban casts out Ariel
Our literary culture is threatened by the decline of quality criticism. Kevin Sharpe demands that scholars fight back
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The week in higher education
It is best known in the West for its annual world university ranking, but on 19 February, Shanghai Jiao Tong University found itself in the spotlight for less welcome reasons. The Chinese institution...
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HEA cuts threaten future of subject centres
Fears grow for teaching development as budget reductions are confirmed, Rebecca Attwood writes
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Decades of work at risk, just when we need it most
Graham Gibbs discusses the implications of cuts for UK pedagogy and teaching development
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Scholar vs scholar: libel case's 'disturbing implications' for free speech
The editor of a leading international law journal is to stand trial in a French court after he refused to pull an academic book review to which the author took exception.Joseph Weiler, editor-in-...
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Stardom and the spirit of the age
A peer-reviewed academic journal is turning the spotlight on celebrity culture. Zoë Corbyn reports
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In a hard world, it pays to be flexible, say funding chiefs
Report asks whether sector-wide arrangements are 'enablers or barriers'. Melanie Newman writes
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Warwick peer puts £1 million where his mouth is
A professor has made a £1 million donation to his university - and wants other academics to follow his lead by giving to their employers.Lord Bhattacharyya, director and founder of the WMG unit at...
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Part-time 'juggling act' no panacea for the future
Hepi boss warns that combining study and work is beset with difficulties. Rebecca Attwood reports
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THE World University Rankings
Magazines that compile league tables have an interest in instability - playing around with their methodologies to ensure rankings remain newsworthy.This was the argument made by Alice Gast, president...
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Daytime TV: Dirty denouement
EastEnders offered long-awaited revelations, but not everyone could handle the truth, writes Gary Day