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Odds and quads
These images are taken from the Bowen Collection, now held by the University of Bath, which was assembled as part of the research for a book on the origins and history of judo in the UK.
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The Old Ways: A Journey on Foot, by Robert Macfarlane
Peregrination gives way to contemplation in a beautifully wrought travelogue, finds Timothy Mowl
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Milburn criticises employers over elite recruitment
Barriers to entering many professions are being reinforced by employers who recruit from a small cohort of socially exclusive universities, according to the government’s independent reviewer of...
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Campus Review: Australian science healthy but vulnerable, says chief scientist
Agricultural sciences, physics, mathematics and chemistry have been identified as “vulnerable” by Australia’s chief scientist.
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Chancellors write to PM over international students
Dozens of university chancellors and heads of governing councils have written to the prime minister backing calls for international students to be removed from net migration statistics.
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Greenwich greenest in environment table
The University of Greenwich has topped the People and Planet Green League 2012, up from joint fifth place last year.
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Inside Higher Ed: Romney reveals higher education plans
By Libby A. Nelson for Inside Higher Ed
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Late bloomer takes place among HEA winners
An academic who left school at 15 is one of the winners of the Higher Education Academy’s doctoral programme awards.
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UWE staff mull walkout over workloads
Staff at the University of the West of England are considering strike action in a dispute over their workloads.
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UCL and Imperial partner with Intel to create research institute
Imperial College London, University College London and the computer firm Intel have launched a research institute they hope will help to shape the way cities work in the future.
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Student Loans Company chief to stand down
Ed Lester, the Student Loans Company’s chief executive – whose tax arrangements sparked a public outcry – is to step down, it has been announced.
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Unions set to reject final pay offer
Unions have expressed their disappointment after universities tabled a final pay offer for next year of 1 per cent.
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Willetts to make funding announcements in industrial strategy speech
The results of a new method of distributing money for bioscience institutes based on their contribution to strategic programmes and national capacity have been announced by the government.
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The kindness of strangers
External examiners' anachronistic power over the PhD process can be painfully counter-productive. Chris Hackley calls for a more constructive, European-style approach - and for judgement moderated...