Let's cut the chat - you don't have much time left
University efforts to make it easier to remove fixed-term staff anger unions. Jack Grove writes
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Hefce's fair access plans for ABB extension
Selective universities could be granted extra student numbers to allow them to admit disadvantaged applicants with potential but without the highest grades.
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Sociologist's redundancy may trigger strike
A sociology lecturer at the University of Birmingham is at the centre of a redundancy row that could lead to industrial action among the institution’s 1,000 University and College Union members.
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On or off the books? Let the MPs decide
NAO and PAC study of student loans should look at public oversight, experts argue. John Morgan writes
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If you want to make it with Moocs, you must stand out from the crowd
Edinburgh’s chief information officer offers advice for Futurelearn platform. Chris Parr reports
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Montagu directors hold Law's academic reins
The private equity firm that owns the UK’s first for-profit university will have a say in controlling the institution’s academic authority.
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Inequitable and ineffectual?
Three-tier teaching bursaries for certain subjects may not work, says educator. John Elmes reports
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From Where I Sit - Culture swap
During the holidays, our students can get extra credits by studying at our sister college in the US. I interview them before they go. They sidle, giggling, into my office and with little eye contact...
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Research intelligence - Engine of discovery seeks new driver
Elizabeth Gibney on the Wellcome Trust’s top job, one of the most powerful roles in UK research
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Selection mechanism
We must leave no stone unturned in making the Oxbridge admissions process as fair and comprehensive as possible, says Miles Hewstone
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Spartan helotry
Austerity has brought tragedy to Greece and the UK. Martin McQuillan reflects on the narrative and ideology of ‘fiscal discipline’ and what it means for both nations and their academies
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Head in the clouds, feet on the ground
Ronald Barnett offers an imaginative approach to the idea of the university: ‘feasible utopias’ that open up possibilities for renewal beyond the dominant ideas of the market and the pessimistic...
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Undergraduate tuition feesThrice the price, but with field tripsUniversities are increasingly paying for student field trips following the trebling of the cap on tuition fees this academic year, a...