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The American lesson: How to be top
Ivy League institutions rose to greatness only after being cut off from state aid and meddling, says Terence Kealey
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Hopes are high that the President is 'singing their song'
The private education sector in the US is in buoyant mood, seeing good prospects both at home and abroad, reports Jon Marcus
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26 November 2009
In tune with the times - Can the private and public players harmonise?
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Fears over future of science ring-fence
At a cross-party debate, both Labour and Conservative representatives set off warning bells about whether science funding will be maintained at its current levels. Zoë Corbyn reports
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Task forces to probe academy-industry relations
CIHE launches groups as part of revamped remit. Hannah Fearn reports
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The insecure scholar: Do the hustle
Efforts to climb several rungs of the career ladder at once
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Selective publication of hacked emails is ‘mischievous’, says East Anglia
More than 1,000 documents relating to climate change research have been stolen from the university and published online. Zoë Corbyn reports
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London Met governors asked to consider their position
Hefce puts officials on the spot after review finds them responsible for fiasco. Rebecca Attwood reports
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What happens in the blog, stays in the blog
In light of the unmasking of Belle de Jour as a scientist, Petra Boynton, who blogs about sex and science, says institutions must balance privacy, scholarship and advocacy
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Roper is to blame for fiasco, but London Met’s board bears responsibility
Report into overpayments to university finds top officials were aware of problems but took no action. Rebecca Attwood reports
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Gillies to lead London Met
Former head of City named vice-chancellor. Rebecca Attwood reports
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Book of the week: Francis Crick: Hunter of Life's Secrets
Jon Turney on the DNA pioneer's life and long career
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Milton's Words
The individual phrases of a great poet's work are freighted with significance, says Sophie Read
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A History of Christianity: The First Three Thousand Years
You might be forgiven for expecting a 1,000-page book to be a little self-indulgent. Not this one. The prose is taut and tart, sometimes to the point of breathlessness; and it is an astonishing feat...