Prophetic outlook
PricewaterhouseCoopers reports on university finances in Weathering the storm: Coping with the financial challenge in the higher education sector ("As the good times rolled, a quarter of universities...
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Free at lunch
I would agree with Ron Johnston that lunches with colleagues, networking at conferences and discussion and collaboration with other researchers can help provoke eureka moments ("Small places matter...
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Symbols crashing
As the online version of the article about Ken Pounds ("Eternal explorer", 28 January) gave his name as Ken£ for most of Thursday, I look forward to future articles about the poet Robert `s, the...
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Grit and miss
I was a pale and anxious steward at Millwall Football Club in the glory days of the late 1980s, and I'm sure there were a couple of extra syllables in their supporters' defiant chant ("The news...
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Tony Dewberry, 1950-2010
A recently retired deputy vice-chancellor at Bath Spa University, who was responsible for tailoring its historic campuses to the needs of a modern university, has died.Tony Dewberry was born in...
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Brand on the run?
Our Deputy Head of Corporate Branding, Christine Hovis, has responded vigorously to a complaint made to the Advertising Standards Authority about our university's branding strategy.Following in the...
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From where I sit: Dashed hope brings ill wind
Recently, my co-citizens in Massachusetts elected an undistinguished Republican candidate (and centrefold model) to replace the departed brilliant politician and Democratic icon Ted Kennedy as...
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A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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Research Intelligence: Is it worth it in the long run?
Research council plans to track outcomes for ten years are receiving a mixed reaction, says Zoe Corbyn
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We've got to focus, people
Kevin Fong offers a few options for the sector in lieu of a realistic strategy
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Leader: The trust deficit's heavy toll
The recession and a succession of government cuts and blunders have robbed young people of their future and of hope
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UHI Millennium Institute - Gaelic funding sparks row
The prospective University of the Highlands and Islands has become embroiled in a row over funding for its Gaelic language courses. Bord na Gaidhlig, the agency that allocates cash to support Gaelic...
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Lancaster University - Forging links with Pakistan
A dual degree is to be launched in Pakistan following a new partnership between Lancaster University and Comsats Institute of Information Technology. It is the first such deal to be struck between a...
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School of Communication Arts - 'Mad Men' for a new era
A school to train the next generation of advertising professionals is to be accredited by the University of the Arts London. The School of Communication Arts will be run by industry experts and will...
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The Robert Gordon University - Mental health training boost
A grant of £40,000 has been awarded to The Robert Gordon University to help create new nursing training programmes in mental health. The funding from NHS Grampian Mental Health Services will enable...