Thatcher’s legacy: golden age for higher education or ‘unmitigated disaster’?
Former prime minister’s higher education policies still elicit respect and rancour. Jack Grove reports
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Scrapping REF would make little difference to QR funding, says report
Report says distribution would change little if based on research council cash. Paul Jump writes
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Commission to scrutinise commercial providers
A Conservative peer and a former vice-chancellor will lead a cross-party review of for-profit higher education providers.The Higher Education Commission - a group of business leaders,...
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Former president tells Chris Parr that online courses could drive down students’ costs
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Research must take gender into account
Addressing whether research has a “gender dimension” is to become a greater priority under new plans for European funding.The term refers to the fact that research does not always account for...
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What’s a nice student like you doing in a post‑1992 like this?
Affluent students who miss out on elite places ‘hyper-mobilise’ to retain status. Jack Grove writes
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Unions fear City may shed jobs to fund REF bid
Unions fear that job cuts will fund institution’s lofty research ambitions. Jack Grove reports
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Headlines count, even the unflattering ones
For universities, is any publicity good publicity? It may well be, according to the governing council of Newcastle University.In its most recently published minutes from a meeting on 10 December, the...
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Resolving to do better
European ombudsmen must share best practice to improve resolution of students’ grievances, advocates Rob Behrens
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Better fiscal sense is needed
Improved procurement could be the secret to balancing the sector’s books in tough times, Nick Petford and Andy Davies suggest
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Learning is child’s play
The highlight of the school year in France near the Pyrenees is Carnival Day, when the children from five or six village schools parade through the streets in special handmade costumes while their...
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Dame Ellen MacArthur sees the world as a more virtuous circle
Yachtswoman’s charity funds research into innovative economic ideas
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Income gulf widens as philanthropy decline affects fundraising revenue
Demise of matched funding leaves majority of institutions worse off. David Matthews reports
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Grant winners - 11 April 2013
Leverhulme TrustResearch Project GrantsSciencesAward winner: Martin BuckInstitution: Imperial College LondonValue: £241,106Quantitative live cell imaging of enhancer-dependent gene expressionAward...