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AustraliaNow a part of a 'nitwit nation'?Universities in Australia are "haemorrhaging expertise" and "finding it increasingly difficult to recruit first-class home-grown talent", according to a...
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Take the power back from business, AAUP demands
Universities need to update guidelines on industry collaboration to reinstate academic rights that have been "seriously eroded" over the past generation, a report by the American Association of...
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ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH COUNCILResearch Seminar AwardsPsychology• Award winner: Theodore Stickley• Institution: University of Nottingham• Value: £14,957Researching arts, health and well-being•...
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Open access may require funds to be rationed
Moving to gold model could cost sector an extra £60m a year, says Finch group. Paul Jump reports
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Quiet revolutionaries target fresh territory
University business development looks to private and international sources. David Matthews writes
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Scheme to help poor students mapped in haste
A scheme brought in to address concerns over the impact of £9,000 tuition fees on students from poor backgrounds was designed in haste, an interim report on the project has said.
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Not what the researcher ordered: medical charities reduce the dose
Association says members may be diverting cash to meet care demands. Elizabeth Gibney reports
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Spin-off Britain: fewer entrants but survivors last longer
Last year, UK universities produced the lowest number of spin-off companies for a decade, but such firms are now surviving longer, a report says.
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Student loansPoll shows lack of faith in systemThe new student loans system designed by the government to support higher fees is "unsustainable in the long term", according to a survey of senior...
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The school for scruples
Birmingham's new Centre for Character and Values will address 'practical ethics'. Matthew Reisz writes
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Veterinary college wants to spread its animal magic around the world
Expansion into China and India will help to meet the demand for vets worldwide. Jack Grove reports
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Lack of support thwarts strong alliances with business, institutions say
Sector embraces partnerships but finds cash and structure wanting. Elizabeth Gibney reports
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Where there is rivalry, let us bring harmony
Co-development vital to internationalised future, IAU general secretary tells Rachel Williams
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Too lightweight for the title
It's wrong to call 1,000-strong institutions 'universities', says Michael Farthing, and it's not just a matter of semantics
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Kudos, UK, but this is hardly the time to rest on your laurels
As British students from all classes look to the US and challenges rise in the East, Anthony Seldon warns the sector against complacency