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ARTS AND DESIGN- The New York School Poets and the Neo-Avant-Garde between Radical Art and Radical ChicBy Mark Silverberg, associate professor of American literature, Cape Breton University, Canada....
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20 institutions face fines for overshooting cap on student numbers
Hefce warns that reduction in grant income could become permanent, writes Melanie Newman
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Roll call of the remarkable talent in line for a prize
The judges of the Times Higher Education Leadership and Management Awards 2010 have unveiled the shortlist of entries that represent the outstanding achievements of those who run UK universities
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Grant winners
NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCILAward winner: G. Van KeulenInstitution: Swansea UniversityValue: £46,388Proteomic profiling: a novel approach to understanding the biological causes of soil...
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Blog confidential: A Machiavellian performance
Each week, Dr Margot Feelbetter poses a dilemma and offers advice for readers to respond to online
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Appointments
University of DundeeTony MartinMost academics would baulk at an 8,000-mile commute to work, but Tony Martin, professor of animal conservation at the University of Dundee, could not be more excited by...
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#loveHE: 'As I have a better understanding, I have more respect for others' work'
Reflecting on what he gained from university, recording artist Tinchy Stryder recommends the experience to young people, in spite of tuition fees
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Uneven playing fields
The sector must stop its Eton-bashing and its discrimination against independent-school students, argues Geoff Lucas
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THE World University Rankings
"Do you ever get death threats?" This was one of the questions I was asked by a Russian journalist during a visit to Moscow last week to discuss the world university rankings.
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Are ethics adrift in third-stream work?
Recession may encourage knowledge exchange 'at any cost', workshop hears. Hannah Fearn reports
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Salford threatens student with writ
Alleged online 'defamation' of senior staff draws libel warning. Melanie Newman reports
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News in brief
Spending consultationTake in more views, say chemistsThe Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) has accused the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills of surrounding itself with "unchallenging...
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University of Sheffield - Big bird's cracking good tale
DNA has been extracted from the fossilised eggshell of the heaviest bird known to have existed, with the help of an academic from the University of Sheffield. Mike Parker Pearson, a professor at the...
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University of Nottingham - Chinese churn
A range of academic posts are to be created at the University of Nottingham Ningbo, China (UNNC) as the campus moves into a new phase of expansion and development. The university is looking to...
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Durham University - A star was not born
Scientists have found evidence of a "catastrophic event" in the distant past that they believe was responsible for halting the birth of stars in the early universe. Physicists at Durham University...