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The Week in Higher Education
Unexceptional at school and idle at university - such were the modest beginnings of Stephen Hawking's academic life. In a rare public lecture reported on 20 October, the renowned physicist said that...
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Hefce chief: prepare for tough journey in uncharted territory
Sir Alan Langlands calls for future rethink on 'untested' funding plans. Rebecca Attwood writes
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The appliance of science lobbying
Community campaigning wins plaudits for helping research dodge CSR bullet. Paul Jump reports
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Beware of ministers bearing gifts labelled 'made in Bologna'
Process served as 'Trojan Horse' for wider reforms, rectors hear. Hannah Fearn reports from Palermo
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School aims to teach pupils at every level from their ABCs to their BAs
An English comprehensive school is planning a groundbreaking project to offer university degrees.
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Battle cry goes up for the arts
Philosopher asserts the value of the humanities in the face of cuts, writes Rebecca Attwood
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Universities Scotland calls for graduate contributions
Free higher education in Scotland may be coming to an end as Universities Scotland has admitted that a “graduate contribution” is needed to maintain competitiveness after the Browne Review.
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28 October 2010
The shape of things to come - What will the spending review and the Browne report mean for the academy?
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V-cs set to lose more than 75% of teaching grant, survey reveals
Cuts to government grants for teaching over the next four years will amount to more than 75 per cent for several institutions, according to a survey of vice-chancellors.
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Funding cuts will start before higher fees introduced, Willetts tells MPs
Universities in England should expect some cuts to their funding a year before the revenue from higher tuition fees starts flowing into institutions, David Willetts has told a cross-party group of...
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Just the facts, please
Peer review is being co-opted into the political process, says Sandy Starr, at the cost of impartiality and independence
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Inside Higher Ed: Academic freedom and Holocaust denial
By Dan Berrett, for Inside Higher Ed
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Cameron announces cash to bridge gap between lab and market
More than £200 million will be invested in a network of innovation hubs to improve links between universities and business, David Cameron has announced.
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One-course town with a teaching model the world wants to copy
College of the Atlantic focuses on human ecology and lets students lead the way. Jon Marcus reports