Universities welcome charity tax relief U-turn
The government has scrapped plans to cap the amount of tax relief individuals can claim from charitable donations.
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The man who kept Berkeley from sinking as California slashed its budget will step down this year. He tells Zoë Corbyn how disaster was averted even though huge challenges remain
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THE 100 Under 50: All hail the new breed
Phil Baty celebrates the universities that have reached the top of the global academy in decades, not centuries
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THE 100 Under 50: Speed from a standing start
Free from tradition and baggage, a wave of upstarts are challenging their elders. Phil Baty investigates
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THE 100 Under 50: From zero to hero
Achieving world-class status is a marathon, not a sprint, but notes Jamil Salmi, rapid progress can be made with the right regimen - particularly when starting from scratch
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THE 100 Under 50: Youth ventures
Phil Baty explains how the 100 Under 50 ranking was created and emphasises the dynamism of the table
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THE 100 Under 50: methodology
The 100 Under 50 table is built on the criteria used for the World University Rankings, but with a twist
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THE 100 Under 50: Power flowers
The 1960s universities rose to prominence on the back of savvy leadership and a firm commitment to research, argues Paul Wellings
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THE 100 Under 50: This is just the start
Tony Chan discusses the key factors behind HKUST's rapid rise, and adds: you ain't seen nothing yet
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THE 100 Under 50: International bright young thing
Confidence is the hallmark of Warwick, a habitual innovator that has made a global splash, says Nigel Thrift
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THE 100 Under 50: Acelerando!
Marcelo Knobel and Renato H.L. Pedrosa discuss Unicamp's past and what the future has in store
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THE 100 Under 50: Prefabs sprout so distinctively
The University of York has always been unafraid to go its own way, Laurie Taylor recalls
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'Let's give every schoolboy lines for smoking cannabis'
David Nutt, the drugs 'scientist who got sacked', tells Matthew Reisz that a less punitive approach is needed
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News in brief
AustraliaGeneration disengagedThe chief scientist of Australia has claimed that young people are "disengaged" from scientific subjects. Ian Chubb said that although the nation's science commands...
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Florida ever-blades: state bleeds after deep cuts
Republicans at loggerheads with Democrats and Moody's over retrenchment. Graham Jarvis writes