Grant winners
NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH RESEARCHEfficacy and Mechanism Evaluation Programme• Award winner: Steve C. Robson• Institution: Newcastle University• Value: £1,558,235EACH study: evaluation of array...
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Victors and spoils
Indulging 'world-class' institutions distorts higher education policy and fails those it should help, Roger Brown contends
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'Squeezed middle' feels pinch as grant and numbers decline
Post-92s hardest hit by AAB and core-and-margin plans, Hefce projections show. John Morgan writes
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Elite powers of concentration
Great news for Russell Group but bad tidings for its mission group competitors. Paul Jump reports
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Wellcome Trust gets tough on open access
The Wellcome Trust has reacted to Research Councils UK's beefed-up open-access proposals by indicating that it will get "much tougher" on compliance with its own mandate.
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Majority unscarred by EPSRC's final cuts
'Shaping capability' plan proceeds cautiously, with reductions in just 14 fields overall. Paul Jump writes
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Ucas ditches 'unworkable' post-results plan
Consultation reveals overwhelming rejection of proposed PQA system. Jack Grove reports
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Reflected glory
This glass brain and spinal column, which pulsates electromagnetic light and reacts to human contact, is part of an exhibition currently taking place at the National Glass Centre in Sunderland.
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Beef over Bologna's 'elitist' origins
Critic calls for legal integration of 'undemocratic' process into EU policy. Matthew Reisz reports
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Low-quality teaching detrimental to 'brand UK'
Failure to protect teaching quality at low-cost higher education providers could threaten the health of the entire university sector, the former president of Universities UK has warned.
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Master and commander
Andy Westwood salutes Sir Alan Langlands, a steady hand guiding the sector through the stormy waters of frenzied coalition reform
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Principals for hire
News that the University of Warwick and Queen Mary, University of London are to share lecturers has prompted an exciting new experiment in collaboration by our own university.In what Jamie Targett,...
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Amber Miro, 1965-2012
An expert in the benefits new technology can bring to students, Amber Miro was regarded by colleagues and friends as "unfailingly positive".Ms Miro joined the London School of Economics as an IT...
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Drawing insights from the depths of disaster
A century on, the Titanic’s tragic tale remains a valuable focus for teaching. Jon Marcus writes
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Appointments
Washington University in St LouisJennifer R. SmithThe future dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Washington University in St Louis wants to use her elected position to "promote the education...