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Undergraduate retentionLet them know they're not aloneCreating "a culture of belonging" within universities is the key to improving student retention, a study has indicated. The recommendation was...
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Grant winners
LEVERHULME TRUSTPhilip Leverhulme Prize These prizes, with a value of £70,000 each, are awarded to outstanding scholars who have made a substantial and recognised contribution to their field....
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Reassuringly expensive
Headhunters cannot expect academics to help them fill senior roles without remuneration, argues Ron Johnston
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To join the 'Russellers', we must round up a rather classier crew
Alasdair Smith overhears a high-powered conversation with top university executives keen on widening their access to the 'elite'
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Cracked reflection
Peer reviewing is still the only channel for scholarly output, but more must be done to hold it to a gold standard, argues Srila Roy
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Sector awaits signal on student numbers
BIS/Treasury face-off over AAB policy is near an end, report David Matthews and Rachel Williams
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Don economic armour or face more blood-letting, says Hefce's leader
Higher education may become a prime target for government cuts unless the sector presents a compelling case for its importance within the wider economy, the head of England's funding council has...
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My readers? I buried them!
Dense, wordy, wooden, Foucault-flaunting prose? There is another way, scholar tells Matthew Reisz
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Institutions may use swipe cards to keep tabs on overseas cohort
Universities may be forced to use swipe cards that monitor student attendance to comply with tough new immigration rules, a vice-chancellor has warned.
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Internationalisation should be about collaboration, says IAU
As the internationalisation of higher education increases competition between institutions, universities risk losing sight of their true academic values, according to a report by the International...
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Aberdeen looks to feather its nest in a field dubbed 'pure quackery'
Critics decry plans for an alternative medicine chair funded by 'holistic' clinic. Paul Jump writes
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Punishment doesn't fit social sciences crime
The proposed "concordat" on research integrity will impose more burdensome regulation on social science, even though the disciplines show no evidence of misconduct problems, according to the Academy...
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College of Law sale sets legal precedent for raising of funds
QAA agrees that degree-awarding powers will move with institution. John Morgan reports
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State schools fare poorly in inaugural class, but calibre delights Grayling
Only one in five offers by the New College of Humanities has gone to a person from a state school so far, according to A.C. Grayling, the master of the new institution.
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Bring on market dash and cash
Staff don't see that sector needs initiative and funds, says Charles Clarke. David Matthews writes