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Tax and mend? Lib Dems start road to funding fix
Former Cambridge bursar leads long journey to recovery. John Morgan reports from Brighton
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'Devil's advocate': for-profits are 'here to stay'
Key Liberal Democrats have signalled that they could be willing to see for-profit providers take a bigger role in English higher education.
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Win friends and influence people to boost research productivity
Age, gender and teaching load 'have little impact' on number of papers written. Matthew Reisz reports
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Head suspended after theology school protest
The head of a theology school at a Catholic university college has been suspended after he criticised plans to close his department.
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Alumnus spurns PhD over plagiarism row
Former student 'disgusted' at Leeds' decision not to uphold allegations. Paul Jump writes
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Free in principle (but with a few strings attached)
Academic freedom has always depended on how well universities satisfy the goals of politicians and demands of the economy.That was the viewpoint put forward by Sir Peter Scott, professor of higher...
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Promises, promises
Clegg voiced doubts about scrapping tuition fees before the election but failed to sway party activists, says Philip Cowley
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Low on big ideas and rhetoric, Labour must tackle class inequality
As the party's conference looms, Mary Evans asserts that keeping its earlier pledges on education would help to combat societal divisions
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Opaque? Moi?
Professor Gordon Lapping, of our Department of Media and Cultural Studies, has defended the journal that he currently edits against suggestions that it lacks academic credibility.He told The...
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For-profit college evicted from London Met 'clearing house'
A private for-profit college has been prevented from taking on international students from London Metropolitan University because of concerns over quality.
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Gabriel Vahanian, 1927-2012
A theologian who stirred up a storm of controversy with his theories about "the death of God" has died.Gabriel Vahanian was born into an Armenian family in Marseilles, France, on 24 January 19. He...
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Open not shut case (1 of 2)
I disagree with your interpretation of Moving towards an Open Access Future: The Role of Academic Libraries ("Working on borrowed time?", News, 13 September). The report does indeed indicate changes...
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Open not shut case (2 of 2)
"Working on borrowed time?" gives a misleading view of the future of academic libraries. It falls into the trap of implying that libraries are only buildings that contain books and librarians are...
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Peer-to-peer criticism
In "Peer pressure" (Opinions, 13 September), Stephen Mumford points out some of the flaws of the peer review system used by most academic journals and argues for greater transparency in the process....