Match-funding choices could be vetoed by officials
Universities are told to be 'realistic' in aiming for a share of £200m pot. John Gill reports
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Privatisation fight rated above plight of part-timers
Job security, workloads and local pay are lower on list of priorities, poll finds. Melanie Newman writes
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University College for the Creative Arts - New name, new title bestowed
Full university status has been bestowed on the University College for the Creative Arts. From September, the institution will be known simply as the University for the Creative Arts. Elaine Thomas,...
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Language barriers
Gloria Monday examines the importance of clear communication
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The beauty of pick'n'mix
Once an advocate of core subject teaching, Susan Bassnett now finds herself endorsing the broad diversity afforded by modern curriculums
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Ginger Spice, I salute you
As Kevin Fong scribbles on napkins, he wonders how Geri penned a whole book
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Research intelligence - Fancy coming to my place?
Fellowships tempt rising research stars from abroad to UK to strike up long-term relations, writes Zoe Corbyn
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Off Piste: Never out of the groove
Alex Danchev is entranced by the lyricism and virtuosity of jazz master Charles Lloyd
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Leader: A Google-eyed view of the world
The web's instant access to good, bad and unfiltered data means we need libraries, and librarians' expertise, now more than ever
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Kenneth Walton, 1919-2008
A Birmingham professor who fed workers greasy fry-ups to help explore the causes of heart disease died on 7 May aged 83.Kenneth Walton dedicated his life to researching heart disease, thrombosis and...
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English-born Yale provost becomes Oxford's next v-c
The provost of Yale University is set to become the next vice-chancellor of the University of Oxford.Andrew Hamilton, a professor of molecular biophysics who has been provost of Yale since 2004, is...
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The meeting of true minds - and bodies 1
I shall be starting university in September and fully intend to have relationships with my fellow students and lecturers. It would be naive to think they would not become sexual ("Erotic pedagogy",...
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The meeting of true minds - and bodies 2
Guidelines are about as far as an educational organisation can go to keep lecturing staff out of trouble. When I was a head of department in a UK tertiary institution, I always advised my staff to be...
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The meeting of true minds - and bodies 3
I was surprised by the flippant tone and complacent content of the feature on sexual relationships between academic staff and their students.The simple truth is that the asymmetries of power, age and...
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Motion and intransigence
The QCs' advice about the legality of the University and College Union motion "to consider the moral and political implications" of links with Israel smacks of political expediency ("QCs say bid to...