Share price crash cut pension fund's value by 24 per cent in eight months
USS suffered in 2008 but board refuses to divulge current figure. Rebecca Attwood reports
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Ucea declines to make an offer the unions cannot refuse
Employers declined to make a pay offer at the campus trade unions' first joint remuneration meeting.In a joint statement with other unions, the University and College Union said it was "amazed" that...
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Daytime TV: Prime-time viewing
Gary Day enjoys Marcus du Sautoy's mathematical fervour but finds tragedy and tears in the East End
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Top institutions in economics and business by impact
Data provided by Thomson Reuters from its Essential Science Indicators, 1998-2008
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9 April 2009
Finding common ground - How academics and administrators can bridge their divisions
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Tara Brabazon: Interview ‘technique’
Let the Twitterati take note. For all the glorious advancements of Web 2.0, there is no substitute for old-fashioned research. Media platforms give us new ways to say things, but we need something to...
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V-cs accuse select committee of ‘obsession’
Head says criticism is ‘not based on great substance’ as MPs unveil another academic's misgivings. Melanie Newman reports
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Public still sees student loans as credit card-style debt
Perception shift needed before fees cap can be raised, top LSE economist tells conference. Rebecca Attwood reports
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Bullied Blogger: Lies, damned lies… and a terrible stitch-up
30 March: The past week has led to terrible consequences in relation to both my work and home life. I cannot sleep; when I do, I have nightmares and wake up with terrible foreboding. I have issued a...
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Scholar who labelled 9/11 victims ‘little Eichmanns’ was wrongly fired, court finds
Ward L. Churchill may seek reinstatement at the University of Colorado as jury awards him $1 in damages. John Gill reports
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‘Mr Mayhem’ lifts lid on UEL charges
Chris Knight publishes disciplinary correspondence on his website. Melanie Newman reports
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£2.8m shortfall shuts down telescope research
Research council accused of ‘wasting £4.3 million and six years of people’s careers’, writes Zoë Corbyn
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Funding will shift to drive government aims
Denham tells Hefce to adjust model to make universities more responsive and dynamic. John Gill reports
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Way beyond the act of creation
Biologist and clergyman Michael Reiss bears witness to his passionate belief in both religion and evolutionary science. Matthew Reisz reports