Lead by example
Why should University of Sheffield staff consider short weeks and unpaid annual leave to generate savings without knowing the outcome of national pay talks? ("Short weeks or unpaid leave proposed to...
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Contextual analysis 1
Considering the attention devoted to it in the piece by Geoff Lucas ("Questions of context: low marks for crude admissions policies", 28 January), the "contexting" of university applications and...
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Contextual analysis 2
Bahram Bekhradnia suggests that we don't give preferential treatment to state school applicants over independent ones because we are terrified of the Daily Mail ("Mind the gap").The charge shows how...
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Mustn't grumble
Your article on bureaucracy in higher education, "Audit overload" (4 March), mentions academics "muttering" about the amount of paperwork they have to do. I'm afraid that muttering is not a...
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David Musselwhite, 1940-2010
A leading literary critic described by an admirer as "a bit of an oddball" who was "not afraid to be an original thinker" has died.David Musselwhite was born on 3 December 1940 and graduated in...
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Work less: save more
Proposals by the University of Sheffield that academics adopt a shorter working week have been enthusiastically endorsed by our vice-chancellor.He told our reporter Keith Ponting (45 hours) that...
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From our cold, dead hands
America's gun culture is a symptom of its deep political malaise, says Alan Ryan
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From where I sit: Their profits, our loss
The internationalisation of higher education is a double-edged sword: it has the potential to enrich and deprive the values of higher education simultaneously.Thus, while the global exchange of...
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What are you reading?
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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Research intelligence: 'High-level oversight'
Adrian Smith tells Zoë Corbyn about BIS' move to seek the sector's advice when allocating the science budget
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Leader: Love HE? Let's count the ways #loveHE
Higher education's many contributions to the UK are too often missed - we hope to help change that with our campaign
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Newcastle University - Liver link to falls
Scientists have discovered a link between liver disease and the number of falls suffered by elderly people. The research at Newcastle University indicates that people suffering from primary biliary...
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University of Hertfordshire - A stripling of a planet
A team of astronomers, including scientists from the University of Hertfordshire, has discovered the youngest extrasolar planet orbiting a sun-type star. The researchers found that the planet, named...
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University of Wolverhampton - It's never too late to retrain
A former managing director who entered higher education in his retirement to retrain as a nurse has started his new job at the age of 63. Arthur Louis spent his entire career in manufacturing before...
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Liverpool Hope University - Commonwealth scholarship
One Commonwealth student will enjoy the opportunity to study in Liverpool under a new scholarship scheme. Liverpool Hope University has launched its Commonwealth Shared Scholarship for an MA in...