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  1. Cool head required

    Howard Newby explains why Hefce will not charge in where subjects are considered at risk Last year, Charles Clarke, then Education Secretary, asked the Higher Education Funding Council for England...

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  2. Wake up and smell the lucre

    Academe's failure to react to industry's training needs could prove costly, argues Matthew Poyiadgi The extent to which the Government is prepared to back the move towards information technology...

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  3. Dropout push adds to load

    Lecturers' leaders fear universities are heaping extra work on already overstretched staff in a bid to tackle high numbers of student dropouts. The concerns voiced by lecturers' union Natfhe came as...

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  4. Middlesex appeals for visionary to go global

    Middlesex University is looking for someone to spearhead an international marketing strategy geared to driving up recruitment of overseas students. The university is advertising in this week's Times...

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  5. Who got that cash?

    Cambridge University has netted £283,000 towards a project that aims to post on the web all the writings - published and unpublished - of Charles Darwin. John van Wyhe, project director, said the...

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  6. Calculated to annoy

    A senior academic reports wry smiles in the maths department at Imperial College London prompted by the fraud inquiry facing entrepreneur Gary Tanaka in the US. Dr Tanaka, whose lawyers have...

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  7. Fair to say they're out of touch

    Liberal Democrats' concerns about the failure to replace David Rendel as Higher Education spokesman continue. "We need someone who can go around the freshers' fairs in September," one senior party...

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  8. Mandarin envy

    There are whispers of a reshuffle at the Department for Education and Skills, but this time Ruth Kelly's team is not involved. The retirement of Sir Andrew Turnbull, the Cabinet Secretary, and his...

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  9. What's it all about, Alfie?

    The hunt for a new vice-chancellor at the University of the West of England continues almost a year after Alfred Morris announced plans to retire. In January, three names made the shortlist, but no...

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  10. Grimace and bear it

    First, there was stunned silence, nervous laughter, then polite embarrassed applause. The august gathering - Campaigning for Modern Universities' first parliamentary reception - included vice-...

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  11. A cinephile who is big on botany

    Name: Matthew Jarron Age: 30 Job: Curator of museum collections at Dundee University. This involves not just looking after the collections but also interpreting them through exhibitions, encouraging...

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  12. Ask the panel

    Worried about your employment, maternity, pension rights? Send your questions to The Times Higher advice panel. I am pregnant with my second child and am considering stopping working as a full-time...

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  13. Have stethoscope, need U2 tickets

    An internet swap shop allows colleagues to trade molecular probes for laser printers. It's a great green idea, writes Kevin Fong There is a pleasant, constant stream of messages that trickles from...

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  14. Teach students to swashbuckle

    You can help your students polish their writing skills by integrating tasks into your course, breaking large assignments into smaller bites and injecting enthusiasm into projects, writes Harriet...

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