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At least four out of the six colleges that make up the University of Wales are likely to rebel against plans to boost the university's central powers. The largest, the new University of Wales College...
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News in brief
Dumbing downAppeal falls on deaf earsAn academic discussion group set up to examine "dumbing down" in academia appeared this week to be facing the threat of closure because of a lack of interest. The...
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UK asked to stand up for freedom in ex-Soviet bloc
Britain must offer moral and financial support, says rector of exiled Belarus university. John Gill reports
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Overseas briefing
ChinaPeking kicks off fundraising driveA leading Chinese university has launched a major "US-style" fundraising campaign to augment its state funding. Peking University has set up a development...
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A cultural bridge
Liliana Hiris has been named Romania's first honorary consul in Scotland for her work to improve her homeland's image
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Appointments
As part of plans to expand its international activities, the University of Edinburgh has appointed Stephen Hillier to the post of vice-principal, international. The current director of postgraduate...
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Professor, which wine should I have with turkey?
An engineer works part time in Oddbins to indulge his passion for oenology. Olga Wojtas pays a visit
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Wonders of woolly thinking
Sheep have moved on since the nativity, says Frank Burnet as he ruminates on the ruminants with star quality to spare
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This exercise was all about excellence, and that's just what we got
By exerting steady upward pressure on quality, the RAE gave the UK much to celebrate and the world much to envy, says David Eastwood
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Santa Claus research: the ten most cited papers
Data provided by Thomson Reuters from its Web of Science database, 1900-2008
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RAE 2008 proves UK research is world class
Oxbridge and the LSE top the table, but former polytechnics make huge leaps, writes Zoe Corbyn
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The Week in Higher Education
- More than half of students are given the wrong A-level predictions, with boys most likely to be marked down, a study has found. As many as 55 per cent of students are given inaccurate estimates,...
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A fighting chance
Gary Day on life after the Army, teenagers and technology, lost childhoods and 90 years of the RAF
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Cartoon by Ham
Cartoon by Ham
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RAE 2008 results prompt a flurry of analysis
The University of Cambridge is generally agreed to be the top performer, while the position of other institutions fluctuates across league tables. John Gill reports