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The University of Cambridge's Keith Straughan has opted for a move away from the traditional higher education system in favour of working in the new University Centre in Milton Keynes (UCMK) - a...
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New thoughts on dark deeds
MASTERING MODERN GERMAN HISTORY 1864-1990Author: John TraynorEdition: FirstPublisher: Palgrave MacmillanPages: 392Price: £16.99ISBN 9780333987100John Traynor has managed the difficult feat of...
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History round-up
Empires and ColoniesAuthor: Jonathan HartEdition: FirstPublisher: PolityPages: 384Price: £55.00 and £18.99ISBN 9780745626130 and 6147Hart, professor of English, comparative literature and history at...
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Literature round-up
ExcursionsAuthor: Henry D. ThoreauEdition: FirstPublisher: Princeton University PressPages: 672Price: £38.95ISBN 9780691064505This presents newly edited texts of nine essays - including some of...
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Literature round-up
Scott's Shadow: The Novel in Romantic EdinburghAuthor: Ian DuncanEdition: FirstPublisher: Princeton University PressPages: 416Price: £23.95ISBN 9780691043838A compelling account of Scottish fiction...
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Hefce's shift of access funds will put a hole in budgets
V-c says move that could cost institutions dear is akin to rearranging deckchairs, says Rebecca Attwood
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Original features
Located at the heart of the University of Manchester, next to the Manchester Museum, the Whitworth Hall was built with funds from the bequest of Sir Joseph Whitworth, an engineer famed for his work...
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Eastwood: spare a thought for boys
Funding chief says Bill offers universities chance to assess diversity policies, reports Melanie Newman
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20 years ago
A lecturer has become one of the first victims of student evaluation after a questionnaire found him to be below standard. The director of Wolverhampton Polytechnic's education research unit has...
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News in brief
Overseas admissionsChinese students up 15 per centThe number of Chinese students accepted to start degree courses in the UK this autumn has increased by almost 15 per cent compared with last year,...
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Australia ups the ante on global access to research
Canberra aims to unlock the 'dark archives' of publicly funded research, reports Zoe Corbyn
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Rising cost of living puts the squeeze on degrees
With the cost of higher education in the United States soaring, a small but growing number of students are trying to save money by squeezing the traditional four-year degree programme into just three...
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Overseas briefing
AustraliaPodcasts replace lecturersA student petition at the University of Western Sydney is demanding cuts in fees to match cuts in face-to-face teaching time. Tammy Lawlor, a 21-year-old first-year...
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Why a fruit fly is for life
Priority funding is on offer for replacing protected lab animals with invertebrates, reports Zoe Corbyn
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Grant winners
NC3RsThe National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research has funded ten new grants, totalling £2.6 million.Award winner: Sue BarnettInstitution: University of...