Furniture wars
“There is no connection between the two events.”That was the forceful response from our Director of Creative Finance, Mr D. C. F. Tapstock, when reporter Keith Ponting (30) suggested to him that...
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BPP’s state subsidy
I have no problem with competition from for‑profit providers such as BPP University (“John Denham: £9K fee system ‘wastes money’ ”, News, www.timeshighereducation.co.uk). However, I’ve yet to see...
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Class in Contemporary China, by David S. G. Goodman
Jonathan Mirsky on the unfairness and exploitation rife in modern Chinese society
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Don’t tell me to park my privilege
Plans for a car park permit system at Bath Spa disputed by unions
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Unveiled: papers from British residencies in the Gulf
British Library and Qatar Foundation digitisation project to unlock a treasure trove of source materials for researchers
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Visas: closing off opportunities to collaborate
Paul Wordsworth warns that the privatisation of visa applications is hampering academics’ ability to be part of an international community
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The Nobel path is not a safe one
Planning to win top laurels is a fool’s errand, so how should research be structured to best produce far-reaching results?
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Ted Belytschko, 1943-2014
A much-cited engineering researcher whose systems of prototyping helped to produce safer cars has died
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German reforms give students ‘substantial’ financial boost
Funding burden will shift from Länder to federal government in €825m overhaul. Frances Mechan-Schmidt reports
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History: the key to decoding big data
The academic discipline is invaluable in detecting and debunking myths about the past and future, say Jo Guldi and David Armitage
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How to win a Nobel prize
Four scientists reflect on the perks and drawbacks that go hand in hand with winning the most prized prize
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Q&A with Jonathan Baker
We speak to Jonathan Baker, who has joined the University of Essex as its founding professor of journalism
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Sit-in triggered by social media comments
Lack of diversity and intolerance of minorities are disputed by groups of students at Colgate University, New York State
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Campus close-up: St Mary's University, Twickenham
After a troubled recent history, the new university has a former diplomat as its new vice-chancellor
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World in brief - 2 October 2014
United StatesSpeaking up for safetyThe White House has launched a campaign to raise public awareness of sexual assault on campus. The “It’s On Us” campaign encourages students to intervene in...