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This is the box used by Sir Patrick Manson, the pioneering Scottish parasitologist, to bring infected mosquitoes to London from Rome in 1901.Those that survived the journey were allowed to feed on...
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Ministers and sociologists shown ways to stay in step
Conference considers how to close the gap between scholars and policymakers. Matthew Reisz reports
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Managers get down to business
Oxford course aims to put entrepreneurs in the senior common room. Hannah Fearn reports
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Being philosophical may be limited to 'leisured' classes
Post-1992s scrap courses as students avoid 'non-vocational' subject. Hannah Fearn reports
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UEA offers A-level tuition to science high-flyers
The University of East Anglia is marketing itself as an alternative to boarding school for high-flying A-level students hoping to study at the university of Oxford or Cambridge.In a potentially...
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Scottish impact
Demonstrating the university's value to Scotland will be Gerry McCormac's goal in his new role of principal at Stirling
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Appointments
The founding director of Imperial College London's Statistical Advisory Service has been appointed as the first Aviva chair in statistics at the University of East Anglia. Elena Kulinskaya will...
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They're not unreasonable
Impact statements are intended ultimately to benefit society, argues Dave Delpy, not interfere with funding
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How to take a financial crisis and turn it to your advantage
John Ashworth's method of coping with massive cuts at Salford in the early 1980s will be a useful model for universities in the future
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The week in higher education
A former SS sergeant who worked unnoticed for decades as a train-station manager has been charged with 58 counts of murder after a student's undergraduate research uncovered his alleged involvement...
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In research, small is just as beautiful
Analysis questions call to concentrate funding on Russell Group universities, writes Zoe Corbyn
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Post-1992s' higher grade requirements show shift in balance of power
New universities are now in direct competition with traditional counterparts over students with top entry grades, a study reveals.Researchers working on the Futuretrack survey, which is tracking...
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Off to find the art side of the Moon
American professor plans to win Google lunar prize with artistic robots. John Morgan reports
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Fourth private body wins right to award degrees
An educational charity has become the fourth private provider to win degree-awarding powers.The ifs School of Finance, a not-for-profit group, has been granted taught degree-awarding powers by the...
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Autonomy paradox traps the academy
Alternatives to state funding come with strings attached, UCU study finds. John Morgan reports