Pimm's and punts
Oxford University's convention bureau is happy to use the Brideshead image to promote its conference business, but it also boasts many contemporary selling points. Harriet Swain reports Afternoon tea...
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Corporate push spawns 24/7 culture
Demands on academics at work and beyond are rising, Tony Tysome and Phil Baty report A new breed of academic on call at all hours is emerging in response to a corporate revolution in higher education...
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Conferences: places to present new ideas and old mistresses
For most academics, conferences offer the exchange of new and cutting-edge ideas that are the lifeblood of their work, writes Phil Baty. But for some, it seems, they also present the perfect...
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'I write about the experiences of people who were born elsewhere'
Abdulrazak Gurnah is honoured with an international literary prize for his eloquent story of displacement. Abdulrazak Gurnah, professor of English and postcolonial literature at Kent University, has...
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On the move...
* Leeds University has appointed Christopher McCabe as chair in health economics in its Institute of Health Sciences. Professor McCabe previously held chairs at the universities of Warwick and...
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Slave trade sees no let-up 200 years on
Experts urge multidisciplinary research to widen public awareness of people trafficking, says Tony Tysome. Slavery researchers this week appealed to academics in other disciplines to join them in...
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Scots cash boost rivals top-ups fillip
Scotland's higher education institutions are holding their own financially despite the advent of top-ups in England, with a funding council deal of more than £1 billion, plus a further £75 million,...
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MPs enter fray as debate over academic freedom hots up
Bill Rammell, the Higher Education Minister, launched an impassioned defence of academic freedom and campus free speech this week in a parliamentary debate sparked by a series of articles in The...
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Next week
Estates management Good for the planet: from recycling to growing grass on the roof - find out how universities are going green.
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Voluntary rewards
Universities and colleges could formally credit students for voluntary activities, the Government has proposed. The Prime Minister's policy review paper on public services, which was published this...
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Manchester deficit
Academic union leaders this week rejected Manchester University's plan to tackle a £30 million deficit by axeing 400 members of staff deemed to be less "comfortable" with the institution's direction...
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Application questions
The Russell Group says it is unconvinced by a decision to ask all university applicants about their parents' educational backgrounds and occupations. The Universities and Colleges Admissions Service...
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Short on compliment
A science degree in complementary medicine is a contradiction in terms, David Colquhoun argues in the March 22 edition of Nature . Professor Colquhoun of University College London's pharmacology...
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Public face of science
Wendy Sadler, liaison officer for Cardiff University's School of Physics and Astronomy, has won the Descartes Prize for Excellence in Science Communication. Previous winners include broadcaster Sir...
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Hot politics stirs 'Heat' generation
How do you motivate students today? Lecturer Amy Binns offers one approach How can you tell the difference between Tony Blair and David Cameron? That's not a joke, I really need to know. And how can...