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Name changeBranding clash rumbles onThames Valley University's plans to change its name have been delayed after a dispute with Brunel University over the new title. In August, TVU announced that the...
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Funding cuts may blight the regions
GuildHE chief warns that university link to local economy has been ignored, reports Simon Baker
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Who's afraid of student choice?
David Eastwood complains of much misunderstanding in responses to the Browne Review. His advice is to read it before voicing criticism
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The Week in Higher Education
Scientists are set to bring Star Wars-style technology to the living room. Three decades after the 1977 film’s famous scene in which Princess Leia Organa appeals for help via a holographic message,...
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California's most-cited institutions: stars and superstars
California's most-cited institutions: stars and superstarsData provided by Thomson Reuters from its Essential Science Indicators, January 2000-April 2010California rankWorld...
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REF Pilot: humanities impact is evident and can be measured
Judy Simons declares that the cultural and societal benefits of the arts are transformative, calculable and must be advertised
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11 November 2010
Patterns of migration - The high-flying leaders who leave the nest in search of foreign challenges
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Thousands march as students and staff join forces against university cuts
Thousands of students and academics took to the streets of London on 10 November to protest about cuts to higher education funding and proposals to raise the tuition fee cap to £9,000.
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Are you having a laugh?
@Lord_Browne gained a following by poking fun at UK higher education’s upheavals. Now silenced by Twitter, he tells Sarah Cunnane about real universities, the trouble with students and how many...
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Students and academics to stage London march over funding cuts and fee rises
Thousands of students and lecturers will march through central London on 10 November in protest at government cuts to universities and colleges and a hike in tuition fees.
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Nottingham in talks to set up second campus in China
The University of Nottingham is in talks about creating a new campus in China – its second in the country and its third overseas campus.
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Inside Higher Ed: Tenured jobs saved
By Scott Jaschik, for Inside Higher Ed
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Operation overload: community colleges told to do even more
Obama rallies Cinderella sector to unemployment battle. Jon Marcus reports from the White House
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An invaluable catalyst
The Royal Society Prize for Science Books stimulates public interest and is too important to be allowed to disappear, says Maggie Philbin
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Making the A level work a little harder
The government wants a return to the past, with more input into the exam process by universities. Rebecca Attwood probes whether the move is welcomed or seen as more ministerial meddling