Sing another tune to make pop music for the masses
Researchers must think creatively to grab wider audiences for their work. Matthew Reisz reports
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NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH RESEARCHHealth Technology Assessment programme• Award winner: Sue Moss• Institution: Queen Mary, University of London• Value: £126,348Long-term follow-up of a trial of...
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News in brief
United StatesIn two minds on training of mindsA national survey has found that Americans are split over the value of a degree. Six out of 10 respondents consider the costs associated with attending...
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Caps in the air, but Labor budget plans crash to earth
Canberra coffers hit by response to new 'demand-driven' enrolment policy. Susan Woodward reports
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Is failure to complete hitting US ability to compete?
The US is losing its cutting edge in innovation, an economic survey of the country has claimed.
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Winning the dragon race
By any objective measure, Welsh university research simply doesn't deserve its bad press, argues Peter Halligan
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Fight the rogue agents with a badge of honour that rewards the good
A cross-border certification regime run by institutions is the only way to tackle unscrupulous recruiters, says Mitch Leventhal
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Smooth operator
The chief scientific adviser needs academic, diplomatic and political skills. Mark Walport might have them all, thinks James Wilsdon
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Private bodies saddle up for state subsidies
Number of private courses eligible for public loans is increasing, BIS data show. John Morgan reports
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Touch of Ivy League as Welsh billionaire bankrolls dreaming spires' poor
The University of Oxford is to benefit from a record £75 million donation in a move that may signal a shift towards an Ivy League-style model for supporting disadvantaged students.
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This 'Miss Piggy' poster stays home
Uncertainty surrounds departure of Durham's first female registrar. David Matthews reports
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Concordat to keep research on the straight and narrow
Agreement to prevent misconduct 'will reassure public and international partners'. Paul Jump writes
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Lowering the boom could mean some go bust
Bigger fines for universities recruiting too many students could lead to financial instability and at least one university is likely to fail by 2015, sector experts have warned.
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Grand designs, lofty price tag
End of VAT exemption could add £150m to cost of tending listed buildings. David Matthews reports
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Say 'ahh': taking the temperature of health education
A greater proportion of medical students are male, under 30 and of a non-white ethnicity than those studying other health subjects such as nursing, midwifery and pharmacy, a report has found.