Three times the cost but same timetable
Hepi data show class sizes and contact time unaffected by higher fees. Jack Grove reports
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Charity: fee sums do not add up
Finance reforms will cause inflation and add to UK indebtedness, study says. John Morgan reports
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Between systems, one dead, one stuck in legislative limbo
Inchoate regulatory regime contains 'risk of instability', report finds. John Morgan reports
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Big-brand sound is sweeter than Coke, rings truer than Vodafone
Harvard leads US universities in global list, but Oxbridge doesn't make grade. John Morgan writes
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Freedom a 'former value' in admin-led sector
Growing levels of performance management are threatening to destroy collegiate relationships between academics and administrators, a study has claimed.Burgeoning administration has already led to...
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Get out of your silos and muck in
Humanities and social sciences must cultivate new fields to win Euro cash. Elizabeth Gibney reports
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Austerity’s reign in Spain may drive its researchers to greener pastures
Elite league's v-cs say Madrid's 25% cut to science will cause long-term harm. Elizabeth Gibney writes
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Fundamental elements
The STFC's achievements offer a template for extracting the full value from UK research, suggests Keith Mason
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With the managers in charge, autonomy isn't what it used to be
The market, not academic freedom, is what our leaders have in mind when they seek to resist political interference, John Holmwood argues
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Russell Group split - shock claim
Our vice-chancellor claims to have "inside knowledge" on the rumour that some Russell Group members considered breaking away and forming their own super-elite subgroup after the original group was...
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Leader: Fast food does not nourish
As universities rush to provide value for money, something more precious - the time to think and digest ideas - could be lost
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Research intelligence - Biologist finds way through Brussels maze
Europe's first chief scientific adviser aims to inform policymakers and the public. Paul Jump reports
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US debate heats up: just the job, or skills for life?
Technology posts go unfilled as academy restates the value of liberal arts degrees. Jon Marcus writes
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The week in higher education
The University of Aberdeen ducked any further accusations of promoting "quackery" by deciding against establishing a chair in a form of alternative medicine that advocates mistletoe as a cure for...