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Office for Fair AccessNine new faces in advisory dozenThe head of an Oxford college is one of nine new members of an advisory group on university access. Sir Ivor Crewe, master of University College...
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Campus round-up
Beat thatReanimated animal hearts and a series of musical pendulums originally developed for Icelandic singer Björk are among the exhibits at a university gallery in the Republic of Ireland. The...
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Fail to prepare, prepare to fail
Scholar says dislike of planning leads to poor choices by universities. David Matthews reports
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Odds and quads
These items come from a few of the nearly 10,000 boxes of archival material that have just been donated by the international development charity Oxfam to the University of Oxford’s Bodleian Libraries.
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Storm clouds gather over Australian largesse
Whoever wins Australia’s next election, a day of reckoning awaits over uncapped enrolments and student loans, say observers. Paul Jump reports
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Grant winners
National Institute for Health ResearchHealth Services and Delivery Research ProgrammeAward winner: Andrew JudgeInstitution: University of OxfordValue: £532,390Models of care for the delivery of...
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Eastern cinema reaches all points of the compass
Migration and the lessons of history inform a cinema with domestic and foreign appeal, Ewa Mazierska argues
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Great Britten
Yes, there is more worth saying about the great composer’s complex character, says Kate Kennedy
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Warrior Geeks: How 21st Century Technology Is Changing The Way We Fight and Think About War by Christopher Coker
Steve Redhead on how the increasing sophistication of military technology affects modern warfare
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Globally renowned
The World Reputation Rankings measure an increasingly vital element in the social-network age, says Phil Baty
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We are making a name for ourselves
Outside the legion of ‘super-brands’ that occupies the top of the table, a number of players are strengthening their positions, Phil Baty discovers
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Poll position: experts think these are the best in the business
The excellent response to the third round of the annual Academic Reputation Survey gives an even more accurate picture of scholarly opinion
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Access and excellence, locally and globally
In an era of disinvestment in the US’ public universities, the greatest of their number has improved its reputation through creativity, entrepreneurialism and innovation, says Robert Birgeneau
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Big and bold
The University of São Paulo aims to match Brazil’s growing global influence, says João Grandino Rodas
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Vanguard force
The Republic of Korea’s finest aims to foster the creativity needed to tackle global concerns, says Yeon-Cheon Oh