This is no joke
Lesley Harbidge argues that comedy is a legitimate discipline that shouldn't be dismissed just because it is enjoyable
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The week in higher education
The head of the Student Loans Company has been forced to apologise amid anger over delays that have left tens of thousands of students without loans. Up to 170,000 students are reported to be...
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Unequal opportunities in final RAE
Female and black staff disadvantaged as Hefce strives for REF improvements. Zoë Corbyn reports
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I'm a celebrity academic ... in the blogosphere
British universities have been encouraged to embrace the concept of the "celebrity academic" and follow in the footsteps of their "shamelessly" self-promoting peers in North America.Chris Brauer,...
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Marshall plan ties funds to mission
1994 Group head proposes universities approach Hefce directly for cash, writes Melanie Newman
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Glamour, not strategy, drives students abroad
British students attracted to the idea of studying overseas are a privileged bunch who are looking for excitement, glamour and adventure, a new study suggests.While research into international...
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Mind your manners, not the phone, please
Students' use of mobiles tops the list of uncivil teaching disruptions, writes Rebecca Attwood
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Government accused of ignoring need for learning beyond work
A two-year inquiry finds education opportunities for older people are shrinking, says Hannah Fearn
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Males more optimistic, but to their detriment
Male students are more confident than their female counterparts and expect to do better academically - but they are also more likely to drop out or defer their studies, according to research.A team...
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Image is everything, Lammy tells v-cs
Minister says that public's view of sector could determine funding levels, writes Melanie Newman
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Formal review to consider four key areas of postgraduate study
Vitae conference also told about the possibility of Roberts funding winding up. Zoë Corbyn reports
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Auditors clear former v-c and wife's expenses
Leeds Metropolitan University will clarify its policies on staff expenses after an independent investigation found that senior managers had failed to provide receipts for items bought on university...
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Healthy Developments
Support for researchers' professional development is at an all-time high, two studies presented at the Vitae conference last week suggest.The 2009 Careers in Research Online Survey of about 6,000...
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Rules are revised after big promise proves empty
Without checks on donor, university accepted a pledge of £2.5 million. Melanie Newman reports
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News in brief
Exam howlers'Best Wank and Gaza' winsCongratulations to Leo Enticknap, lecturer in cinema at the University of Leeds, who is the winner of this year's Times Higher Education "exam howlers"...