News in brief - 13 February 2014
Animals in researchPledge to improve welfare with 3RsThe government will use the high international standing of UK science to pressure other countries to cut reliance on animal research. The pledge...
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The week in higher education - 13 February 2014
Which cabinet member has been described as an “arriviste, wannabe toff drooling over the lexicon of long ago while dreaming of the glory days of ‘prep’ and ‘lines’”? The answer is education secretary...
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Into profit
“It’s time we abandoned the tired old shibboleth that there is something wrong with people making fat profits out of higher education.”Those were the fighting words from Mr D. C. F. Tapstock, our...
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BIS stays the Treasury axe
Grant letter keeps new cuts down and widening participation funding stays
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Unionists consider deploying boycott in pay battle
As strike force falters, some UCU members and industrial relations experts think escalation is needed
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UK sector urged not to wait for India to pass foreign campus bill
British Council urges universities to press ahead with learning partnerships on the sub-continent
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London Met sticks to 12-month embargo on minutes
Policy continues despite warning from Information Commissioner’s Office
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Student chants: harmless rivalry or plain misogyny?
The results of a study of ‘laddism’ on campus
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Campus close-up: University of Ulster
City-centre project looks to serve whole community and build stability in post-Good Friday Agreement Northern Ireland
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Higher education bolsters UK soft power
Educating the global elite, including many central bankers, gives Britain a powerful presence, report finds
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Row over university link with complementary medicine firm
Australian academic resigns as La Trobe signs deal with Swisse, a ‘global wellness company’, to fund centre
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Knowledge is power – but what about horsepower?
Novice car-buyer Kevin Fong on the value of preparing students for real-world challenges
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The ‘unpleasurable’ complexity of Lars von Trier
Will the Danish director’s controversial new film Nymphomaniac live up to his masterpieces? Davina Quinlivan hopes so
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