Mixed inheritance
Born of UN efforts to prop up the great powers, the Declaration of Human Rights' legacy matches its odd origins, argues Jon E. Wilson
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14 October 2010
Market weights and measures - Lord Browne’s judgement: let supply and demand shape the sector
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Browne review: how Britain has reacted
Reactions to Lord Browne’s review of higher education funding and student finance are flooding in. Here we round up what different groups have been saying
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At last, teaching will get its due
Alasdair Smith sees the Browne review as a golden opportunity to halt the academy’s distorted focus on research output
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Cable tells Lib Dem opponents of fees: come to terms with reality
The Liberal Democrat policy of opposing tuition fees is “simply no longer feasible” in the current economic climate, Vince Cable said today in a statement to the House of Commons.
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Take off the cap so students and market system can shape UK higher education, Browne recommends
The tuition fee cap should be scrapped, “blanket subsidies” for courses ended and universities freed to compete for students in one of the most radical overhauls of the sector ever.
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Opinion: ‘A free-for-all, and expensive for some’
Alan Ryan proposes that there should be no cap on tuition fees, grants for the talented poor should return and universities should lose their safety net
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Opinion: Higher fees alone won’t put off poorer students
Recent studies reveal tuition costs do not deter students from lower socio-economic groups. Their decision not to go into higher education, argues Peter Urwin, is made much earlier in their schooling
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If the dunce cap fits…US teaching standards under fire
Are academics being blamed for work-shy students and high unemployment? Jon Marcus reports
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No case for disciplining senior London Met staff over financial crisis, says report
An investigation into senior staff at London Metropolitan University has concluded that there is no case for disciplinary action following the financial crisis that engulfed the institution.
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Review finds no evidence that UCL radicalised alleged bomber
There is “no evidence” that a Nigerian graduate accused of attempting to blow up a plane on Christmas Day last year was radicalised while studying at University College London, an independent review...
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Ahead of the curve
Advancing the frontiers of knowledge is at the core of the academy, but the crossing of established disciplinary boundaries is often resisted. How does a band of pioneers stake its claim to novel...
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Disciplines of the world, unite
Materialism has had its day. To understand the ideas that drive human activity, including economics, we need a new field that combines the arts and sciences, argues Deirdre N. McCloskey
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Bring on the Books for Everybody: How Literary Culture Became Popular Culture
From scrolls to iPads, literature may change its form but its importance endures, says Tara Brabazon
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Crimea: The Last Crusade
An insightful analysis evinces the relevance of a Victorian conflict to today's ills, writes A.W. Purdue