UCL network to flag up struggles of junior staff
Group to lobby coalition to highlight plight of well educated but broke early career researchers
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The UK: where world leaders come to learn
British Council claims that one in 10 current world leaders have studied in the UK
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Who is Willetts to advise?
Having first on the floor of the House of Commons described the Higher Education Policy Institute’s analysis of the cost of the government’s policies as “eccentric”, and then conceded to the Business...
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Rhetorical lessons
According to Chris Ormell (“Hanging on your every word”, Letters, 18 September), one of the major disincentives to students listening and reading with full attention is “a massive daily deluge of...
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Might your vice-chancellor be next to go?
In view of the mounting concern about the number of vice-chancellors leaving their posts – vacancies currently exist at Durham, Southampton, Buckingham, Bristol and The Open University – The...
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A simple proposal
Readers sympathetic to Fred Inglis (“Trained obedience”, Features, 28 August) and Marina Warner (“Attempts to ‘gag and silence’ academics are commonplace”, News, 11 September) and their fears for the...
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After the referendum: academics query the future of research funding
Despite the ‘no’ vote, it is still unclear what the setup for Scottish institutions will be
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Indian enrolment continues to fall
Figures show sharp drop in demand from the subcontinent
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It will be ‘tough’ to nail down fees policy by December, Byrne says
Labour ‘will not make promises it can’t afford’, John Morgan hears at the party conference
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Welcome to the real world – of work
Students would be better served if placements occurred during – and not after – their degree course
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Beware IT crowd: Facebook hubs may influence grades
Lecturers urged to consider impact of informal support groups for courses
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The week in higher education – 25 September 2014
Times Higher Education was able to reveal this week that the University of Warwick is at last preparing to lift the suspension imposed on lecturer Thomas Docherty 268 days ago (and counting). The...
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No place for introverts in the academy?
In today’s brave new world of university learning, students aren’t allowed to be shy, says Bruce Macfarlane
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Danny Dorling on education and inequality
Education systems in England are reinforcing divergence in wealth – we must guard against it
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Inequality and the 1%, by Danny Dorling
To share the wealth we must challenge attitudes that perpetuate the great divide, finds Mary Evans