Students and staff a must for post-92 boards
Most new universities will be legally obliged to include at least one student and one academic staff member on their governing boards under planned changes to legislation.In February, the Association...
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Lean, mean boards do not work better
Study finds no link between fewer board members and higher performance. Hannah Fearn reports
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Emeritus professor demands full investigation as apology falls flat
Sheffield Hallam blames internal errors for false 'demotion' documents. Zoë Corbyn reports
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Second wave of ELQ tremors may hit OU science
Plans to reduce The Open University's undergraduate science curriculum have been held up as evidence of a "second wave" of impact from the withdrawal of £100 million a year in funding for equivalent...
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Sector shows increase in private income
Universities have substantially boosted their income from businesses and research partners in the past year, a study has found.The Business and Community Interaction Survey, carried out by the Higher...
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Policymakers' duty in cash-for-impact plan
Scholar says Government must understand social science better in run-up to REF, writes Zoë Corbyn
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Silent witness
A student has appeared on the fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square to protest about cuts to language courses at Imperial College London. Justin Sargeant, who is studying for an MSc in scientific,...
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No giant leap for Britain, but more can be done to boost space tourism
Government must do more to ensure commercial exploitation of final frontier. Zoë Corbyn reports
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Daytime TV: Seeking Paradise
Gary Day on getting a good education, playing doctors and nurses, and the thirst for danger
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Universities and civilisation - our Chancellor speaks
Here is an extract from the speech given by our Chancellor at last week's Social Science graduation ceremony in the David Lammy Concert Hall.Proud parents and graduandsI am delighted to have this...
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Auntie matters
The BBC must fulfil its potential to inform, says Felipe Fernández-Armesto
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Off Piste: To infinity and beyond
Fancy the matchless freedom of paragliding - but any time, any place, anywhere? Paul Chapman does, that's why he took to paramotoring
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Leader: Straight back down to Earth
The Moon landings inspired a generation of scientists, but a cash-strapped UK is unlikely to explore the final frontier
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From where I sit - Storms in a Swiss teacup
I can see Lake Zurich and even catch a glimpse of some snow-covered Alpine summits from my office. It is in a well-maintained fin de siècle villa, and the decrepit buildings with which I had to...