Starters for No 10: UK universities’ prime ministerial connections
Oxford has educated almost all post-war British leaders. Anthony Seldon looks at Oxbridge’s powerful political role
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Laurie Taylor – 8 June 2017
The official weekly newsletter of the University of Poppleton. Finem respice!
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Using an essay mill is cheating – no ifs, no buts
Stuart Macdonald is wholesale in his condemnation: of universities (“not much concerned with learning”), students (“struggle to write a postcard, never mind an essay”), the government (“has not...
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A heads-up to HoDs
I read with interest the feature “Heads and tales” (1 June), which presented various missives on how to be a successful university head of department. The US advice was so far away from the UK...
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A world of research
It is reported that if the UK loses access to European Research Council grants, it will need to set up an alternative (“Post-Brexit UK ‘may need to launch global funding council’”, News, 1 June)....
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Grant winners – 8 June 2017
A round-up of academics awarded research council funding
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Do we need graduates in 10 Downing Street?
And, if so, does it matter where they studied and what subject they specialised in?
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Rising US tuition costs are not driven by cuts to state funding
The maths just does not add up when you look at the impact of cuts on tuition fee prices, says Andrew Gillen
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Quarter of UK universities ‘under threat’ by 2022, v-c warns
Worcester vice-chancellor forecasts 'significant financial difficulty' for dozens of universities because of dip in student numbers