Sussex protesters evicted following court order
An occupation of the Bramber House conference centre at the University of Sussex has ended following a High Court ruling.
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Inside Higher Ed: United Opposition
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THE World Academic Summit 2013 sessions now released
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Germany sets standard for business outreach, says v-c
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Students will defend need for traditional learning
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Newcastle wins funding for offshore engineering centre
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Gove and Wilshaw attacked over ITT comments
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Sussex waits to see if it can end occupation
The University of Sussex is still waiting to see if it will be able to evict protesters from an occupation on the campus after a decision at the High Court was adjourned.
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THE podcast: 28 March 2013 issue review
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Leader - V-cs, please give generously
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Professorial pay rises: is the REF factor at play?
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Situation vacant
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Odds and quads
These are just two of the plant samples, now held by the Museum of Evolution at Uppsala University in Sweden, that Carl Peter Thunberg brought back from his pioneering expedition to Japan in 1775.