Tait shortlist revealed
Edinburgh University has announced the shortlist for the James Tait Memorial Prize. The shortlisted novels are Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell; Pschoraag by Suhayl Saadi; GB84 by David Peace; Havoc in...
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Contract research: it's a sure way to wreck your marriage
* Katherine Lee , not her real name, is a researcher in cell and molecular biology. She worked for free for a year to get back into research after a career break. "I had a PhD and a lot of teaching...
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Shoved 'out in the cold'
When fixed-term contracts end, many academics are forced to work for free publishing papers to get back on the career ladder. Claire Sanders reports Two researchers who ended up working full time in...
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Scholars threaten to boycott badly run journals
Young philosophers have threatened to boycott certain academic journals, some of which take three years to respond to papers submitted, in a protest against bad practice. In a development that could...
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Research board halts 'top-ten' list amid protest
The Arts and Humanities Research Board has postponed plans to compile "top-ten" lists of the best academic journals as a way of measuring the sector's research performance, in the face of mass...
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FE delays may yield cut-price degrees
Students could get a cut-price degree by following a university-validated course at a further education college, it was claimed this week. Sir Martin Harris, director of the Office for Fair Access,...
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Holding steady v increasing income
Although Farnborough College has 1,100 higher education students and offers a wide range of degree, foundation degree and even masters courses, it has decided not to submit an access agreement and...
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Cambridge gets biggest Hefce grant
Cambridge University has emerged as the biggest winner in a £1.4 billion capital funding handout announced this week by the Higher Education Funding Council for England. The allocations will help...
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Chelsea takes over Tate to celebrate move
Chelsea College of Art and Design students will cosy up to their new neighbours tomorrow night when they curate the "Late at Tate Britain" event and play host to a speed-dating session in the gallery...
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Cash to combat intimidation
Oxford University will get financial support from the Government to ensure that its controversial animal research facility goes ahead despite rising security costs, Lord Sainsbury, the Science...
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Desperate contract staff work for no pay
Scores of academics are working for free in UK universities as they desperately attempt to keep one toe on the research career ladder, it has emerged. A trail of insecurity, financial problems and...
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Anointed to lead flock to UK study
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Wormwood Scrubs and Tesco have been included on a register of "approved institutions" to advise international students about where to study in the UK. The internet...
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Curl up and dye for sex appeal
It is a growing mystery that has baffled scientists and delighted barbers. But a new hypothesis to explain why human head hair keeps getting longer suggests the haircut itself may be responsible. The...
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Middlesex tops growth league
Middlesex University has topped a list of institutions that have expanded full-time undergraduate numbers, according to an analysis by The Times Higher . Universities that have previously struggled...
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Law admissions test cuts through school and gender bias
The first results from the national admissions test for law show that it does not discriminate against state-school pupils and that men and women do equally well. The Lnat was introduced by eight...