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
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Daytime TV: Darkness into light
Gary Day gets to grips with the Standard Model of the Universe, which explains everything - or does it?
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The more, the merrier
Our university has announced that it will be following in the steps of the University of Sussex and employing extra staff to handle the current round of redundancies.Speaking to The Poppletonian,...
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Research intelligence: Engage the selfish gene
Public engagement can boost researchers' careers, an RCUK booklet claims. Zoë Corbyn reports
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