Year abroad may be out of reach as 105-year-old route overseas is closed
University language departments could be left in disarray by plans to suspend a 105-year-old scheme that has given tens of thousands of students the chance to study overseas.
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UK protests with a French accent
Students to take to streets to campaign against funding cuts and rising fees. John Morgan reports
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Ignore us at your peril, warn the champions of curiosity
Academics' concerns over the effect of impact assessment 'met with contempt'. Paul Jump reports
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US life science salaries become biodegradable
Salaries in academic life sciences in the US have fallen significantly for the first time in a decade, according to a major survey.
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News in brief
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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Timeless, unlike technology
Exposure to Matisse's dancing forms led Peter Hill to a eureka moment: it is art, not science, that truly evokes the future
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Precision confidently worn
Anne Hogan finds the Merce Cunningham dancers exude technical prowess but also detects diffidence
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Daytime TV: Debts and honour
Chilled by a Faustian tale, Gary Day finds an analysis of the UK's national debt both alarming and alarmist
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Diary
OxfordAlfred Bestall: illustrator of Rupert BearAlthough he also worked as a painter and book illustrator, Alfred Bestall (1892-1986) was most famous for his Rupert Bear comic strip in the Daily...
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The Pick - A game of life and death
Journey through the Afterlife: Ancient Egyptian Book of the DeadThe British Museum, London, until 6 March 2011The British Museum's superb new exhibition includes many astonishing objects, notably the...
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Pork chop shock
Our university has expressed "deep shock" at this week's announcement by the Higher Education Funding Council for England that its highly rated degree in Pork Studies will no longer be accredited as...