'Self-censorship' in discussion of multiculturalism, says London's deputy mayor
Munira Mirza lauds universities’ role in improving all levels of education in the capital but decries ‘coercive consensus’

Munira Mirza lauds universities’ role in improving all levels of education in the capital but decries ‘coercive consensus’

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Colourful travellers’ accounts move the start date for a rite of passage, discovers Claire Jowitt

Eva Shan Chou on a study of British knowledge - as opposed to fanciful assumptions - of China in the Romantic period

Award of university title will allow arts specialist to clarify its message in the global marketplace

A pioneering developmental psychologist and authority on childhood autism has died

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The new MMU Novella Award will champion a form that continues to defy definition but which, says Robert Graham, prose fiction writers love

Arts and Humanities Research CouncilAward winner: Davuit BrounInstitution: University of GlasgowValue: £417,502Models of authority: Scottish charters and the emergence of government 1100-1250Award...
The UK’s engineering skills challenge is even more stark than some imagine: we need at least 800,000 more graduates in science, technology, engineering and mathematics by 2020, not 100,000 (“Caught...

Its study is not frivolous, and it deserves academic recognition, says Sally Feldman

Universities should provide advice to prospective students, recommends BIS report

Research and developmentUK’s spend is below EU averageBritain’s spending on research and development as a proportion of gross domestic product fell in 2012, according to the latest figures. Data from...

US courses are evolving to serve ‘post-traditional’ students, conference hears