Overseas briefing
United StatesCollege fundraisers 'hit a wall'Philanthropy is being squeezed by the economic crisis, with donations to US colleges falling 12 per cent in a year. Private giving to colleges dropped...
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'Mushrooming' branches may turn out to be poisonous
Warnings are sounded over universities' rush to develop campuses abroad. John Morgan reports
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Grant winners
WELLCOME TRUST FELLOWSHIPSAward winner: Mikael BjorklundInstitution: University of DundeeValue: £710,561Regulation of cell size in multicellular organismsAward winner: Patrick T. CaswellInstitution:...
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Blog confidential
Each week, Dr Margot Feelbetter poses a dilemma and offers advice for readers to respond to online. This week: Inappropriate attention from a supervisor
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Appointments
A prominent researcher in health economics has been appointed to a new chair at Glasgow Caledonian University. Cam Donaldson, director of the Institute of Health and Society at Newcastle University,...
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Case for change not made
Universities have yet to convince us that a higher level of cap would make a difference, argues Charles Clarke
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Defying gravity: elite applications skyrocket as public bodies crash
Aid reforms and state retrenchment have raised demand for Ivy League places, says Amy Gutmann, but private capacity is limited
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Top 20 institutions in molecular biology and genetics
Data provided by Thomson Reuters from its Essential Science Indicators database, January 1999-October 2009
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The week in higher education
The British Homeopathic Association has been accused of misleading MPs over the scientific evidence for alternative medicine. The association presented several scientific reviews as offering support...
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How high? 'Reasonable number' would accept fees hike
Survey responses vary on subject, institution, class, race and gender lines. Rebecca Attwood reports
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Let's talk about sex: academics keen to turn on, tune in and get down to it
US lecturers eager to tackle taboos and bolster understanding of a vital topic. Jon Marcus writes
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UUK chief raises spectre of Budget 'double whammy'
Retrenchment may not take account of reductions already announced. Melanie Newman reports
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Relief greets revised student visa regulations
Changes to visa rules for overseas students will come as a relief to universities that had feared tougher restrictions, according to the head of an international student group.The Government was due...
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Roman gamblers can give scholars of humanities a lesson in honesty
Ancient attitudes to uncertainty might be "more useful, appropriate and crucially more honest" than the current ethos governing teaching and research in the humanities.In a lecture on "Risk and...
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Please sirs, can we have some more cash to cope?
Sector bemoans limited capacity as applications rise by 23 per cent. Rebecca Attwood reports