'The gloves are coming off': pay claim to be 8% minimum
Union ignores employer warnings and demands year-end negotiations. Melanie Newman reports
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NHS homoeopathy funding probe pledge to MPs
The Government's chief scientific adviser has said he sees "no scientific evidence" that homoeopathy works, and has agreed to look into its funding as a treatment on the National Health Service.John...
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Spat between rival research teams blamed on 'science scoop' pressure
'Flawed' Stanford paper denies full credit to earlier work, competitors claim. Zoe Corbyn reports
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Plea to minister: don't desert us as credit crunch bites
As the Government publishes the reviews it commissioned on how to maintain a world-class higher education system, we present key findings on the major themes
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Policies extend privilege, not participation
Quotas and affirmative action offer models for real change, debate hears. Melanie Newman reports
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Bursaries help universities, not needy students
Unfair and regressive student bursary schemes are contributing to inequalities in higher education as universities use them to their own advantage rather than to help needy students, new research...
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Former quality chief calls for regular reviews of degree-awarding powers
Roger Brown says a 'heads in the sands' attitude could damage standards, writes John Gill
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Reach for the skies: applied research is half as lucrative
Russell Group report raps government failure to grasp value of serendipity. Hannah Fearn reports
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Original features
When Brunel College of Technology was designated a College of Advanced Technology in 1961, it was required to accommodate about 2,000 students.The impossibility of achieving this on its west London...
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News in brief
PensionsUSS reassurance on fundsThe Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) has told members that it is well placed to withstand the current financial turmoil, relative to other pension schemes. "As...
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Don't monkey with research, says UK
Research councils take issue with 'restrictive' EU proposals on animal use. Zoe Corbyn reports
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The researcher as subject
Take great care when answering questions about your academic interests in online surveys, William Keenan warns
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There is a wider purpose for universities than 'serving the economy'
John Holford fears that the Denham 'user group' may be unaware of Tawney's ideal of education's generous, humane and liberal spirit
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Bad heir day
HRH's 60th birthday: what's to celebrate, asks Gary Day. Plus, old bones, tired comedy and undead spies
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Out of Africa and into a 'powerhouse of potential'
Leaving the University of Cape Town, Salford's new head tells John Gill of challenges old and new