Imperial College’s new president to be Alice Gast
Imperial College London has named Alice Gast as its next president.
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Antarctic scientists flown off ice-trapped vessel
Scientists stuck on a ship in Antarctica as part of a research project have finally seen an end to their 10-day ordeal
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THE podcast: 2 January 2014 issue review
Download the podcastVice-chancellors’ pay, the problems caused for scholars by the UK’s visa regime, and tactics for dealing with rowdy students are all up for discussion in the first Times Higher...
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Pagan Britain, by Ronald Hutton
Sarah Semple on the ritual and romance of this island story’s early chapters
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A New Year message from your vice-chancellor
You know, people often tap on the window of my limousine and ask if I can spare them a bob or two from my enormous salary. And my reply, as I wind up the window, is always the same: “Go and work for...
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Already a testing process, entry may get even more so
Oxbridge pair predict more use of assessments of potential in admissions
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Universities dig deep to keep scholarships alive
A number of universities have decided to use their own funds to replace state scholarship money that was axed last year
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Headaches for Uclan over foreign campuses
Thailand, Cyprus and Sri Lanka initiatives bring fiscal losses and criticism
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Lecturers forced to use red cards on rowdy students
Academics turn to primary school tactics to quash bad behaviour, study finds
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Non-EU scholars struggling with the UK’s visa policy
Academics describe the complex, arbitrary bureaucracy, emotional turmoil and career limbo wrought by Britain’s policies
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2 January 2014
The outsiders - Non-EU scholars in the UK tell of life interrupted
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Measured, but found wanting?
David Willetts’ finely balanced aims for higher education are too often belied by the impact of his government’s policies
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News in brief - 2 January 2014
United StatesMajority interestApollo Global, a subsidiary of Apollo Education Group, has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Australian online learning company Open Colleges Australia. The US for-...
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Campus round-up - 2 January 2014
Source: ReutersTidal treasuresThe recent storms that have battered Scotland’s coast may have revealed new archaeological sites, say scholars. The University of St Andrews is working with Historic...