With Raspberry Pi, UK can have chips with everything
Cambridge tech to boost students’ computer skills captures imagination of British public. Chris Parr reports
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Nice place: Pops bought it for me
David Willetts points to the price paid by Ivy League for donor cash. David Matthews writes
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Sometimes a great notion won't be a nice little earner
MPs told that universities can’t always take their IP straight to the bank. Elizabeth Gibney reports
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Good in the lab, but bad at making firm friends
Principal investigators on large research projects do not have the necessary skills to foster strong relationships between the academy and business, according to a council member of the Arts and...
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Cops and lobbyists clash over right to bear (hidden) arms
Sandy Hook shootings likely to fuel debate over carrying weapons on campus. Jon Marcus reports
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Private reservations about a very public consultation
Behind closed doors, elite institutions were highly critical of White Paper reforms, finds John Morgan
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Analysis - Outreach - Inferior reach of fighters in poor's corner
‘Mixed economy’ for initiatives makes a difference but national ambit is missing. Jack Grove reports
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A house divided can't stand
Fawzi Ibrahim implores the UCU to work collectively to save itself from political turmoil and financial meltdown
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Unhappily ever after
Nick Petford tells a festive tale of the ivory-tower dwellers convinced that the sky is falling in on their world
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Walls and boundaries
Live tweeting at conferences is on the rise as audience members share with online followers, but some think it improper, impolite and plain rude. Chris Parr navigates the new-media rules
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The first casualty
Tom Palaima muses on truth’s troubled relationship to the tales we tell about the heart of war
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Date set for 2013 reputation rankings
The 2013 Times Higher Education World Reputation Rankings will be released online on Monday 4 March, ahead of their official launch at the British Council’s Going Global conference in Dubai.
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THE Scholarly Web
Weekly transmissions from the blogosphere
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From Where I Sit - The unkindest cuts
"Nobody wants to come visit us any more." That's what I was told by a lecturer at the University of Athens a few weeks ago. I had deliberately made my way to Athens to see for myself the effects of...
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Campus round-up
Plymouth UniversityGlobal business linksBusiness and finance students will have the opportunity to take part in a cross-Atlantic exchange thanks to a new partnership. Officials from Plymouth...