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Both the art of dying and of Andy Warhol leave Gary Day feeling distinctly underwhelmed
Both the art of dying and of Andy Warhol leave Gary Day feeling distinctly underwhelmed

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Delight as Somerset, Crawley, Milton Keynes, Swindon, Thurrock and the Wirral are chosen to receive funding for campuses
Striving for excellence in universities to achieve a new renaissance is the only choice, says report to European Commission. Zoë Corbyn reports

Our new weekly online blog on the daily struggles, petty indignities and insecurities of an academic life on casual contracts
Early repayment of student loans mooted to finance university expansion. Hannah Fearn reports
Imperial scholar finds that in terms of spelling and grammar, foreign students know best. Rebecca Attwood reports
Council plans to slash funding bands, raising the possibility of cuts in some subjects. Hannah Fearn reports
Cambridge v-c believes selective policy adoption would strengthen UK higher education. By Melanie Newman

Tim Birkhead witnesses Darwin’s anguish as he struggles with personal conflict and loss and the weight of the world’s most powerful idea
UK loses second place in publication output volume, but share of citations increases

Fights break out as Brunel law students queue overnight to avoid unpopular supervisors in first-come, first-served system. Melanie Newman reports

Fed up with being a free research resource, Vanessa Toulmin is capitalising on the skills of her staff at her archive
Knowledge transfer is often perceived as a concept that is limited to science, but Hannah Fearn discovers it is equally relevant for the arts and humanities