I'm sure I left my lettuce here...
This water snail is being closely watched as part of a study that hopes the pond-dwelling gastropod will hold the key to counteracting the effects of senility in humans. Scientists at the University...
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What's yours is ours ... but not all agree
Misconduct case exposes discrepancies in students' IP rights. Melanie Newman reports
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Odds and quads
This French board game is part of an archive of material relating to the Situationist International movement, which had a major influence on student protesters in the 1960s.The game recreates the...
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Top nations in immunology
Data provided by Thomson Reuters from its Essential Science Indicators database, January 1999-October 2009
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The week in higher education
Lord Mandelson now has another title to add to his collection, which has drawn comparisons with Gilbert and Sullivan's Grand Pooh-Bah, Lord High Everything Else. The First Secretary, who counts...
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Teaching and research escape 9% grant cut
Hefce 2010-11 allocations target capital funding and special projects. Melanie Newman reports
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Funding formula rejig benefits 4* researchers
Research funding that was redistributed to newer universities following the 2008 research assessment exercise will in part be returned to the traditional elite.A handful of members of the Russell...
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Unreliable measures: following students and market will cause quality to fall, says union
Trends will lead to grade inflation, opacity and 'beauty contests', UCU report warns. Melanie Newman writes
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Top-ups haven't spared public purse, Browne review finds
More money for institutions comes with a cost to taxpayers, panel says. Rebecca Attwood reports
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Strike set to counter redundancy plans
The first strike over higher education job cuts is scheduled at the University of Sussex - but a stoppage planned at the University of Leeds was called off at the last minute.The University and...
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Hard work, money worries ... and hopes for a bright future
The impact of the recession on students' daily lives has been revealed in a detailed survey of 2,000 full-time undergraduates
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Overseas briefing: 18 March 2010
United StatesInca fraud charge is sacrificedA long-running dispute between Peru and Yale University over Inca artefacts removed from Machu Picchu a century ago has taken another twist, with the South...
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Process Report - Bologna lacks coherent Europe-wide focus
Advisers bemoan 'missed opportunity' as students take to streets. John Morgan reports from Vienna
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Safe and sound
'The insecure scholar', one of THE's online columnists, calls for an academy that offers all scholars dignity and security
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Our focus must be on aiming for the best, not preparing for the worst
Alan Langlands says Hefce's allocations for 2010-11, along with the Browne review, will form a sustainable basis for higher education