Degree results speak volumes
A scheme that encourages students to buy more books has multifarious benefits, writes Jack Grove
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Jargon competitionCalling all guardians of clarity"Instead of adding to the overall footprint we are looking at the whole envelope of estate in terms of its conditionality." If that sentence makes no...
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The best course for you may not be at the 'best' university
UUK vice-president Sir Christopher Snowden tells John Morgan of his concerns over 'government rhetoric'
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The richly creative will repay support, says CIHE head
A strategy to link research with media and digital industries is crucial, Elizabeth Gibney hears
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It's show time! Academics tap into artists' imagination for wow factor
Sheffield's Festival of the Mind is a collaborative spectacle to excite the public. Matthew Reisz writes
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News in brief
AustraliaTechnical failureNew South Wales has become the third Australian state to propose significant cuts to technical and further education programmes. Most TAFE enrolment fees will rise by about...
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Top dogs may keep online territory to themselves
While elite universities in the US and Europe may benefit financially from the emergence of online courses, smaller institutions and for-profit education companies could find themselves squeezed out...
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Grant winners
BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCILResponsive Mode Grant AwardsValues are the amounts requested. Awarded amounts may differ• Award winner: Robert Jackson• Institution: University...
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No relief, no facilities
If universities aren't spared the local council levy on new development, their communities will suffer, warns John Cater
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If there's no spectrum of colours, is the result white noise?
As party conference season begins, Adam Corner asks what it means for a discipline if its practitioners are overwhelmingly left wing
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A tragic chorus
Joining Greek colleagues in Athens in a forlorn protest against cuts to the academy prompts Dennis Smith to wonder who may be next
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Coalition failed to heed Ucas' AAB warnings
But could admissions instability lead to further numbers deregulation? John Morgan reports
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Lumbering state offers VAT-free space, but lean for-profits get there first
The government has moved towards granting for-profit higher education firms VAT advantages to put them on "the same footing" as universities - although some firms have already gained that advantage...
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QAA critical of Met alternatives
Two potential destination colleges named in recent watchdog reports. John Morgan writes
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We'd welcome ways to solve the postgrad funding puzzle
Minister frustrated by lack of 'lively debate' about issue key to sector's future. Paul Jump reports