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Data provided by Thomson Reuters from its Essential Science Indicators, 1999-2009
Data provided by Thomson Reuters from its Essential Science Indicators, 1999-2009
Trendy teaching is producing a generation of "history numbskulls", according to an informal study by an academic at Cardiff University. Over three years, Derek Matthews, a professor of economics,...
Academics decry ESRC's pre-election silencing as restriction on freedom. Melanie Newman reports
Vice-chancellors have urged Lord Mandelson not to undermine the unit of resource by expanding student numbers without extra funding. The warning follows a proposal put to the First Secretary that, if...
Talk of abolition has provoked a spirited defence of the funding council, says Melanie Newman
Hefce is taking note of Government's new view of academic performance. Zoe Corbyn reports
The days when science was blighted by a press interested only in "scare stories" are over, according to the Science Minister.Most coverage of science by the media is now balanced, accurate and...
But higher education will not get dedicated parliamentary scrutiny. Rebecca Attwood writes
The splendour of Blackpool Tower ballroom provides a backdrop to Vanessa Toulmin and Philip Esler, chief executive of the Arts and Humanities Research Council. Professor Toulmin, research director of...
Data provided by Thomson Reuters from its Essential Science Indicators, 1 January 1999-28 February 2009

"Seriously misleading." That was the forthright reaction of Gus Middlewhite, course convenor on our BA in Pork Products, to a new paper on marketisation in higher education.According to the paper -...
The chase is thrilling, but prevention is better than cure, says Sally Feldman
Tradition, not the empty processes of the 'excellence' agenda, offers the academy a road map to higher standards, says Thomas Docherty
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India aims to complete its global rise by inviting foreigners to help revamp higher education, but get-rich-quick artists need not apply