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Demonstrators are not the only ones with profound if unarticulated questions. Stefano Harney says we owe students more than teaching
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'Prima donna' professors lambasted for failure to mentor
Majority of staff complain about lack of leadership and guidance in a new survey. Jack Grove reports
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English universities enjoy 'most freedom' in Europe
English universities enjoy the greatest freedom from state interference in Europe, according to research.
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FE colleges forced to bid to win back places
The revelation that four out of five bidders for the 20,000 cut-price undergraduate degree places are further education colleges may be disguising the fact that many are simply bidding to "stand...
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Farthing's two penn'orth on 'low-cost' policy
The new head of the 1994 Group has marked the start of his tenure with an outspoken attack on the coalition's higher education policy, arguing that it "lacks ambition".
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History's role in 21st-century society is vital, conference hears
From politicians' failure to learn from past mistakes to the closure of university departments and the loss of specialist areas, evidence abounds that history is "in crisis". Yet the study of the...
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'Crazy' visa policy could wipe out surpluses
Universities could see recent record financial surpluses wiped out if the decline in applications from some sections of the international-student market continues, the chair of governors at a Russell...
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Not part of the union? Perhaps it's time, UK staff in US outposts are told
British academics working in the UK for wealthy US institutions are being urged to unionise to improve pay and to counter "potential threatening behaviour" from employers.
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Small states are open in a big way
The most happily international higher education systems aren't the superpowers. John Gill writes
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Sector strives to retain teacher-training function
Government reforms challenged as MPs hear all providers face tough times. Sarah Cunnane writes
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News in brief
New Generation ThinkersAHRC joins BBC for a rerunAn initiative to identify and support "the next generation of public intellectuals" is to be repeated next year. The Arts and Humanities Research...
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A bad deal for 'consumers'
Students want to be better people; current policies hinder them, argue Paul Ashwin, Andrea Abbas and Monica McLean
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Dutch lessons for an impact agenda that satisfies all parties
The Netherlands has a workable system from which the UK could learn, says Paul Benneworth. But, be warned, it will involve compromise
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Undying love and its haters
Twilight has a largely female fan base. It is time to re-evaluate female fan pleasure, says Will Brooker, and be alive to its magic
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Diary
LiverpoolSavage Style: Costumes from Lily's WardrobePaul O'Grady's alter ego - the embittered housewife and occasional shoplifter Lily Savage - is one of the great comic creations of recent decades....