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Former Queen Mary lecturer’s unfair dismissal claim rejected
Tribunal rules that academic’s post was genuinely redundant
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Graduates postpone job hunt as gap years take off
Poor career prospects fuel rise in US university leavers seeking ‘funemployment’
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Altered Pasts: Counterfactuals in History, by Richard J. Evans
Ascertaining the truth behind events is what matters, says Robert Gellately, not hypotheticals
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News in brief - 27 March 2014
THE AwardsEntries now openEntries are now being welcomed from universities across the UK for the 10th Times Higher Education Awards. Institutions, departments and individuals will compete in 18...
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Exiled v-c fights to return to Papua New Guinea
Students protest in support of Dutch-born university head Albert Schram, expelled by the government in 2013
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Science and politics – mix for best results
By joining forces, scientists and politicians can pack a policy punch, argues Keith Humphreys
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The good, the bad and the ugly
An inspirational supervisor can nurture a career, while a poor one slows its growth. Either way, mentors have a lasting impact
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Modern field has a champion with a rare Crown privilege
Southampton scholar discusses the honour of becoming the first Regius professor of computer science. Plus the latest higher education jobs and appointments
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Setting up an overseas campus? Why not choose a tropical paradise
Mauritius wants foreign students; Aberystwyth will help to provide them
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Jagged edges slow progress
South Africa’s energy is built on frustration, anger, fear and cheerful fatalism, finds Robert Appelbaum
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‘Disengagement pacts’ keep peace on campus
Study claims lecturers go easy on workload and grading in unspoken agreement with students who give them a high teaching rating
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Groundbreaking science is blind to prejudice
Hiranya Peiris rebuts the Daily Mail’s impoverished worldview of scientists
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A profitable alignment of interests
Johnny Rich on a simple change that could erase student debt, fund universities and boost employability - without costing taxpayers more