Whispering City: Rome and Its Histories, by R.J.B. Bosworth
Visitors to Rome typically notice precisely what they have come to see, namely its classical, early Church, Renaissance and Baroque monuments and vestiges
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Who would want to be in the driving seat on the road to nowhere?
With its brittle certainty, uncertainty and risky punts, the White Paper will win few hearts, especially among students, says Sir David Watson
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Private college announces sub-£6k fees for undergraduate degrees
One of the only private providers with taught degree-awarding powers has announced it is to offer its full-time undergraduate degrees for a maximum of £6,000 from 2012-13.
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Hefce helps graduates find jobs – but some feel ‘like a cheap pair of hands’
An internship scheme funded by the Higher Education Funding Council for England has managed to place around one in three graduates in permanent or long-term jobs, according to a new report.
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‘I plead guilty to believing in choice’: Willetts responds to attack by Howard Hotson
David Willetts has rejected accusations that he wants to introduce a US-style model of higher education in a response to criticisms from a University of Oxford academic.
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Inside Higher Ed: Oral history, unprotected
By Scott Jaschik, for Inside Higher Ed
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Plans for Welsh 'super university' in doubt as Uwic pulls out
Plans to create a 'super university' in Wales by merging three institutions have been dealt a blow after the University of Wales Institute, Cardiff said it was no longer in discussions about the idea.
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Royal Holloway to validate new Pearson degree
Education giant Pearson has signed a partnership with Royal Holloway, University of London which will see the college validating the company’s new business degree.
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Confusion reigns over 'retirement' of Abertay Dundee principal
A dispute has broken out at the University of Abertay Dundee after its suspended principal denied that he had retired.
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Inside Higher Ed: Whose agenda?
By Scott Jaschik, for Inside Higher Ed
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Public debate on future of Classics department ‘will only worsen situation’, principal claims
The principal of Royal Holloway, University of London, has been accused of attempting to stifle public debate about the future of the college’s Classics department.
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Graduate employment up, but salaries stagnate
The number of new graduates finding employment has risen for the first time since the beginning of the credit crunch, official figures show.
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Lecturers march as UCU members join thousands on pensions strike
Members of the University and College Union were among an estimated 10,000 striking workers who marched through central London in protest at public sector pension cuts.UCU members in post-1992...
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Figures of merit
Competence in mathematics is desirable for everyone but vital for scientists, yet there is a widespread, deep-rooted fear of the subject. Stephen Curry insists that this can be overcome by making...
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Aping Mankind: Neuromania, Darwinitis and the Misrepresentation of Humanity
Willem Drees considers a passionate argument that humans are driven by more than mere survival