The Visioneers by W. Patrick McCray
Jon Turney on future-facing researchers Gerard O’Neill and Eric Drexler
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Independence pays
Malcolm Gillies believes an Ivy League-type system could benefit the UK
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'Outside the ring-fence, beyond Haldane, the big bucks should stop with the state'
The government has a legitimate role in deciding where approximately £1.5 billion of capital funding outside the science ring-fence should be spent, David Willetts has insisted.Questioned on the...
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THE Scholarly Web
Weekly transmissions from the blogosphere
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John Day, 1931-2012
A highly respected authority on African nationalism and political thinking has died
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Look sharp, the ground is shifting
In a revolutionary era the sector must abandon its traditional reticence to explore a taboo research subject: itself
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Family Secrets: Living with Shame from the Victorians to the Present Day by Deborah Cohen
June Purvis on an absorbing study of social change
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THE podcast: Interview with Adrian Smith
Podcast Powered By PodbeanSelected highlights from a January 2013 Times Higher Education interview with Adrian Smith, vice-chancellor of the University of London. Sir Adrian is interviewed by Times...
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THE podcast: 31 January 2013 issue review
Podcast Powered By PodbeanThe EU referendum, five trends changing the face of global higher education and climategate are among the topics on this week’s THE podcast issue review. Editor John Gill,...
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Bright old things: The ageing academic population
Source: Higher Education Statistics AgencyAcademics whose age is unknown are not pictured on graph. Figures are from top of candle rather than top of flame.Over the past eight years, the profile of...
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Quitting Europe would be big, but not a crisis on the home front
Financial fallout from a decision to leave the EU would, in reality, be minimal for higher education institutions, argues Alison Wolf
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Commercial pressure led to rushed job on for-profit title award
Hefce uneasy over University of Law deal and process for private applicants. John Morgan reports
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A different world
Financial models that have stood firm for decades are failing, technological revolution is opening new doors and a growing middle class is creating unprecedented demand. At a time of extraordinary...
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Parklife - Parklife!
We are delighted to report that our university will shortly be opening its very own “social science park” in the left-hand corner of the field behind the cooling tower.Announcing the news, our Head...
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Sir Adrian Smith - 'If we care, what shall we do about it?'
The University of London’s v-c reveals his opinions on issues confronting the sector to David Matthews