Welsh chiefs in harmony with Andrews' merger call
Vice-chancellors agree on need to downsize from existing 10 institutions, writes David Matthews
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'Brave and bold' Glyndwr vows to be open to all
Head says low fees and vocational courses will serve the students others ignore. David Matthews reports
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PM warned of toxic results if funding bonds are broken
Synthetic organic chemists and mathematicians appeal to Cameron over cuts. Paul Jump writes
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Short cuts: fixed-terms fall in breadth and length
The number of researchers employed on fixed-term contracts is declining - but the average length of the contracts is also getting shorter.
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News in Brief
PhD reviewMore bad news for AhluwaliaImperial College London has announced that it is reviewing the award of a PhD to a former student after it emerged that a paper he wrote while he was there is to...
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Masters of the family bucket
How to get lost in the crowd: Matthew Reisz hears about the downsides of the supersized academy
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A professional masquerade
Demands that scholars like David Starkey not speak outside their subject threaten intellectual freedom, Frank Furedi says
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Fees and funding just might push everyone to the breaking point
Northern Ireland - and the rest of the UK - has a lot riding on tough decisions over how to pay for higher education, says Tony Gallagher
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A Critical Woman: Barbara Wootton, Social Science and Public Policy in the Twentieth Century
Barbara Wootton's life of public engagement was remarkable. It ranged from international affairs to welfare, from law reform to wages policy. She served as a magistrate for many years, bringing the...
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Ancient Chinese Thought, Modern Chinese Power
A call for political morality reveals top-level debates often missed outside China, writes Jonathan Fenby
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The Techno-Human Condition
Perhaps the most telling thing about this book is what it does not say. If you were to ask where the highest concentration of science and technology studies (STS) researchers can be found in the...
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Amazing Dogs: A Cabinet of Canine Curiosities
I believe the story of how Ulysses' dog recognised his disguised master after 10 years' absence. My dog's memory of humans - to say nothing of their scents - is infinitely better than mine. He also...
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Explaining Cameron's Coalition: How it Came About - An Analysis of the 2010 British General Election
Labour was doomed to lose the popular vote long before Nick 'n' Dave cosied up, writes Paul Whiteley
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Southern Queen: New Orleans in the Nineteenth Century
In 1998, after organising an international conference on New Orleans, I offered an essay collection to publishers, who declined on the grounds that there was limited specialist interest in the...
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The Last Pagans of Rome
If you have a week of uninterrupted spare time, a knowledge of Roman imperial literature and history, however dormant, a passable command of Greek and Latin, and you have enjoyed reading classic...