Breaking up is hard to do
There is no 'British' higher education system, argues Alan Trench: there are four. Expect increasing political problems as a result
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Muscle from Brussels as open access gets an €80bn boost
'Hell of a difference' as Horizon 2020 set to make accessibility the norm. Elizabeth Gibney reports
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Elite institutions predicted to fall short on research student qualifications
Imperial College London is among the universities predicted to see a below-par qualification rate among its current research students.Other prominent institutions flagged up in a report published...
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Three times the cost but same timetable
Hepi data show class sizes and contact time unaffected by higher fees. Jack Grove reports
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Charity: fee sums do not add up
Finance reforms will cause inflation and add to UK indebtedness, study says. John Morgan reports
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Between systems, one dead, one stuck in legislative limbo
Inchoate regulatory regime contains 'risk of instability', report finds. John Morgan reports
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Big-brand sound is sweeter than Coke, rings truer than Vodafone
Harvard leads US universities in global list, but Oxbridge doesn't make grade. John Morgan writes
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Freedom a 'former value' in admin-led sector
Growing levels of performance management are threatening to destroy collegiate relationships between academics and administrators, a study has claimed.Burgeoning administration has already led to...
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Get out of your silos and muck in
Humanities and social sciences must cultivate new fields to win Euro cash. Elizabeth Gibney reports
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Austerity’s reign in Spain may drive its researchers to greener pastures
Elite league's v-cs say Madrid's 25% cut to science will cause long-term harm. Elizabeth Gibney writes
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Fundamental elements
The STFC's achievements offer a template for extracting the full value from UK research, suggests Keith Mason
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With the managers in charge, autonomy isn't what it used to be
The market, not academic freedom, is what our leaders have in mind when they seek to resist political interference, John Holmwood argues
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Politics Without Vision: Thinking without a Banister in the Twentieth Century
This provocative text may be just what isolated political theory needs, argues Matthew Flinde
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The Baker Who Pretended to be King of Portugal
Felipe Fernández-Armesto is stirred by the tale of a pastry chef who laid claim to an Iberian throne
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Domesticating the Airwaves: Broadcasting, Femininity and Domesticity
This book sets out to retell the history of the intimate relationship between broadcasting and domesticity. Set against a backdrop of changing social relations from the 1930s to the present day, it...