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AustraliaPlans to enshrine freedom in lawAustralia's Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, has unveiled plans for legislation that would explicitly protect academic freedom. Under the proposals, the 2003...
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'Pioneers of the new Europe' fight the Italian closed shop
Matthew Reisz and Diana Garrisi on the lettori's long-running struggle for equality and respect
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Top journals in gerontology
Top journals in gerontologyData provided by Thomson Reuters from its Essential Science Indicators, January 2001-February 2011 Journal Papers Citations Impact1Ageing Research Reviews249 5,960 23....
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Fallen union leader calls for coalition of the willing
AAUP must stop navel-gazing and form alliances to protect staff, Gary Rhoades tells Jon Marcus
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Difference engine: U-Multirank aims to disrupt ranking 'homogenisation'
The European Commission's head of higher education has warned that university rankings are "homogenising" institutions across the Continent as a system was launched that aims to counter the research...
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Picasso windfall benefits Sydney centre
Anonymous donation of prize Picasso will yield vast sum for Sydney centre. Matthew Reisz writes
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Grant winners
NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH RESEARCHService Delivery and Organisation (SDO) programme• Award winner: William Hollingworth• Institution: University of Bristol• Value: £7,725Using clinical practice...
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White Paper may lift caps at low-priced and elite institutions
Government considers a policy mix to drive down costs to the taxpayer. John Morgan reports
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Most courses will fail KIS data demands over lack of salary information
Just one in seven full-time undergraduate courses and one in 50 part-time programmes will be able to present complete information for prospective students as part of the new standard datasets that...
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Second thoughts result in payout
A journal's decision to ditch a paper questioning a law of physics has proved costly. Paul Jump reports
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Thinktank puts billion-pound price on sector's social value
The social impact of universities over and above their direct economic contribution to the UK is worth £1.31 billion a year, a report published as part of Universities Week says.
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'Very misleading' loan terms: Willetts blames the advertisers
Coalition follows PR advice over fees and gets caught in a language trap. Simon Baker reports
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'This is not a gentlemen's club': OIA names and shames recalcitrant duo
As complaints rise, watchdog publishes cases of non-compliance by institutions. Simon Baker writes
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For-profits unwelcome, UCU academic poll finds
A survey of more than 500 professors has found that eight out of 10 believe that for-profit institutions should not have access to state subsidies such as taxpayer-funded student loans.
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Northampton head: social enterprise is a winner...
...we just have to explain to the public what it means. Nick Petford tells all to Paul Jump