Leading lights
Winning smiles abounded at the Times Higher Education Leadership and Management Awards 2010 last week.The event, held at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London, was attended by more than 1,000 people....
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Newton scheme may be grounded
Fate of scholarships and enterprise fund will be decided in the autumn. John Morgan reports
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News in Brief
Flexible learningTwo years better than threeStudents who take two-year undergraduate degrees achieve better results than those who study for the standard three years, a conference has heard. An...
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Sports-park model is a winner, Surrey claims
Commercial set-up could set gold standard, but union criticises job contracts. Simon Baker writes
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Odds and quads
These ears, and the heart in the background, form part of the unique Muir Hunter Museum of Bankruptcy at Kingston University's Centre for Insolvency Law and Policy.The museum was started as a hobby...
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Unions propose lower fees for the children of staff
John Morgan reports on a Unite proposal seen as a way to boost benefits for lower-paid employees
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Historians told to be 'evangelical' in their duty to inform public
Historians should strive for public impact in ways unimagined by the narrow "impact agenda", a conference has heard.The debate on public history at the German Historical Institute London looked...
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The river wild
These Botos, or Amazon river dolphins, form part of a display of wildlife photography at the University of Cambridge.The exhibition at the university's Museum of Zoology features around 100 pictures...
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Forever young: students tied to the electronic apron strings
'iParenting' technology is discouraging a generation from growing up, psychologist warns. Jon Marcus reports
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News in Brief
United StatesFeds mull over for-profit cut-offThe US government has delayed its decision on whether to allow federal money to go to for-profit colleges whose graduates do not earn enough to repay...
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#LoveHE: A priceless opportunity
Mathematician and TV presenter Rachel Riley on the many ways higher education can spur self-improvement
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#loveHE
To join the campaign:Follow @timeshighered on Twitter and use the hashtag #loveHE at twitter.com/timeshigheredJoin the Facebook page at www.facebook.com/loveHEcampaignSubscribe to the YouTube channel...
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Reckless exploitation of the overseas market will only end in tears
Andy Masheter argues that Britain's academy must not sacrifice its hard-won global reputation on the altar of expediency
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The good old times
Gary Day is diverted by a look at working-class pleasures and the life of the Queen of the Music Hall
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The Week in Higher Education
The events of 2014 will determine the course of the 21st century, according to a University of Cambridge academic. Nicholas Boyle argues that the previous five centuries have hinged on events, such...