Employability agenda isn’t working
Steve Sarson’s first-years were tasked with a CV exercise on study time, so he reminded them of the alternatives to the market
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US watchdogs, show more teeth or face fed pound
Obama’s State of the Union address draws line in sand, QAA conference hears
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University of the People on course for stability
Founder of free online university confident despite Mooc competition
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From 'no hope' to Nobel
Nobel prizewinner Sir John Gurdon, who famously did not have his potential recognised, and five other scholars recall their school days and the characters that inspired them one way or another
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The God Argument: The Case Against Religion and For Humanism by A. C. Grayling
Martin Cohen asks what is the point of using logic to dismantle religious belief?
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Women make up a tiny fraction of all mathematics professors
UK women made up 40 per cent of A-level maths students in 2011 but just 6 per cent of professors in the subject, data collated for the London Mathematical Society show
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Still sing the songs of protest
Attempts to crush dissent, silence alternative thinking and promote conformity jeopardise higher education’s future
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UK higher education faces financial ‘avalanche’
Austerity a greater threat than Moocs and private providers, writes John Morgan
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News in brief - 21 March 2013
Politics and international relationsUWE department shrinks to fitThe University of the West of England has opted not to close its politics and international relations department but will instead...
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News in brief - 21 March 2013
United StatesClosed session opensA US university’s governance group has decided to end its practice of discussing the awarding of honorary degrees behind closed doors in response to criticism that it...
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Citations won’t boost bottom line
Publication not always relevant to business success, industry and sector figures argue
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Central funding could 'threaten' Welsh autonomy
Proposal for government to directly fund universities could ‘damage reputation’, say respondents to White Paper consultation
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Kingston University’s new chancellor sets out her aims
Bonnie Greer pledges to champion entrepreneurs and tackle race and gender inequality. Matthew Reisz writes
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Campus round-up - 21 March 2013
Answers on a postcardWork by photographer David Bailey, animator Nick Park, film-maker Mike Leigh and fashion designer Sir Paul Smith are among 2,700 pieces of art featuring alongside students’...
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Association of Commonwealth Universities: 100 not out
Secretary general points to body’s valuable support for the developing world