Research intelligence - Show and tell: a new school of thought on outreach
Discussing work with schoolchildren helps pupils, researchers and their disciplines, writes Paul Jump
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Faith in Vince's two-step
Yes it’s complex, but the graduate tax is the least of all evils, says Kevin Fong
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Leader: Bitter pill may kill, not cure
In a competitive global market, the UK academy must be price-sensitive when it comes to overseas fees or pay the price
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Fees 'deterrent'? Fears grow for UK's competitive edge
Average annual fees for foreign undergraduates surpass £10,000 barrier. John Morgan reports
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Global future: together alone
Warwick v-c envisages 'holding company' model for university partnerships. Simon Baker writes
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Ignorance lays Parliament open to 'nonsense debates'
Andrew Miller admits that busy MPs avoid science policy as it is too challenging. Paul Jump reports
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Willetts appeals for hard evidence from committees in effort to stave off cuts
David Willetts followed up his inaugural appearance before the House of Lords Science and Technology Committee with a turn before its Commons equivalent last week.
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Works of art featured
John W. Mills' Column Somersault with Tuck and Derek Howarth's The Curate's Egg are two of the works of art featured in an international exhibition of sculpture that has been held annually at the...
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Funding chief grounds the globe-trotting spouses
Universities told not to pay for v-cs' families' foreign trips after irregularities claims, writes John Morgan
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#loveHE
Tweet of the week: Don't undertake a project unless it's manifestly important & nearly impossible - Edwin Land. Like HE, for example - @tomstaffordTell us why you love the sector on Twitter @...
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National action over job cuts likely, union says
Higher education's first national industrial action since 2006 is "very likely", the UK's largest lecturers' union has said, as rows over job cuts continue around the country.The University and...
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Online tuition options are not second-rate, says task force chair
Dame Lynne Brindley aims to dispel myths and build on UK's position. Rebecca Attwood writes
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Emerging-technology expert calls for open access to academic knowledge
It is almost "criminally irresponsible" to hoard academic knowledge in the digital age, according to a Canadian specialist in the field.Brian Lamb, manager of emerging technologies and digital...
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Crowd's Anglo-Saxon valuables
Project Woruldhord organiser taps public for help in building 'online hoard'. Hanna Rowland writes
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