Impact scepticism
Bad news for unpopular agenda as David Willetts calls for scientific literacy, not ‘utilitarian calculation’. Paul Jump reports
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Russell Group: if you want the best, the cap must go
Submission to fees review says graduates should pay more. Rebecca Attwood reports
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Sex life of fruit bat lands lecturer in hot water
Academic who showed colleague a paper on animal’s sexual behaviour is cleared of sexual harassment but faces two years of monitoring. Hannah Fearn reports
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Why Middlesex Matters
By John Protevi for Inside Higher Ed
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Do the maths: good times ahead for some graduates
Businesses expect shortages of STEM skills as economic growth returns. Hannah Fearn writes
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Cap doesn’t fit: let’s raise it incrementally
1994 Group’s submission to fees review calls for greater competition in the academy to ‘enhance excellence’. John Gill reports
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Move it on over: time’s up, students are told
University goes to court to serve protesters with eviction notice. John Morgan reports
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Get students to stump up or we face £1bn hole, say elite
Russell Group tells Browne review more money from undergraduates is only way to stave off crunch. Simon Baker reports
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‘Two brains’ takes charge as Lib Dems take flak
David Willetts to oversee the academy as Tories’ coalition partners come under fire over tuition-fee opt-out. Simon Baker reports
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Space to think
Many academics view the loss of their 'solitary cells' as a threat to their autonomy, while managers promote places of 'communal engagement' that foster intellectual interaction. Matthew Reisz looks...
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Money for antique rope
Most humanities 'research' is the self-indulgent pursuit of obscure hobbies that neither need nor merit funding, and produces only unsold, unread and unreadable books, argues Clive Bloom
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Making the Social World: The Structure of Human Civilization
Jane O'Grady remains unconvinced by an attempt to initiate a new branch of philosophy
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Peaceful Resistance: Building a Palestinian University under Occupation
Peaceful Resistance: Building a Palestinian University under OccupationBy Gabi Baramki (with a foreword by Jimmy Carter) Pluto Press 232pp, £60.00 and £17.99ISBN 9780745329321 and 29314Published 1...
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The Canon: Boys will be Boys
Boys will be Boys: The Story of Sweeney Todd, Deadwood Dick, Sexton Blake, Billy Bunter, Dick Barton, et alBy Ernest Sackville TurnerPopular literature is a dangerous commodity. When I began my...
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Justice and Health Care: Selected Essays
Deborah Bowman hails a remarkable synthesis of bioethics, philosophy and practical insights