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LEVERHULME TRUSTResearch Project GrantsBasic sciences• Award winner: Nabeel Affara• Institution: University of Cambridge• Value: £244,745Control of offspring sex ratio by spermatid genes that evade...
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It's time to treatise myself
Preparing to retire after 16 years as a v-c, John Craven is dreaming of a new philosophy - and being a student again
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When worlds collide: why the UKBA sends the sector into a panic
An emetic email leads Simeon Underwood to discuss how universities are struggling to cope with the permanent immigration revolution
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Olympic trial
A.W. Purdue, who is no fan of sport, despairs at the thought of a summer given over to Games madness
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High stakes: £21m fines and 'blindfold poker'
Over-recruitment penalties soar in costly guessing game over enrolments, writes John Morgan
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Concern as Finch group declines to set guidelines on open-access fees
The group charged with thrashing out how the UK should expand access to publicly funded research has decided against setting any guideline figures for open-access article charges, raising concerns...
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Near-unanimity on strike ballot
Job losses and 'crude metrics' add up to mandate for walkout vote at Queen Mary. Paul Jump reports
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Hefce's purse strings may be tied to concordat
Universities could be forced to sign up to the proposed Concordat to Support Research Integrity as a condition of public funding under proposals being considered by the Higher Education Funding...
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Put services cash to good use, sector told
Hefce-backed campaign aims to channel funds to social enterprises. David Matthews reports
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Family portraits
This image of Manchester's Chinatown by photography student Hannah Mitchell was one of many taken for a project to provide images for 60 bedrooms at a newly opened health facility.
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UCU leader poses question to Left: I've listened to members; have you?
Sally Hunt moves to avoid showdown over reforms at annual conference. Jack Grove reports
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Placements useful because PhDs need Plan B
Universities are struggling to balance recommendations to send PhD students on internships with the fact that their supervisors often fail to see the value of such placements, a conference has heard.
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Steady hand needed on the tiller as UCL charts global waters
Malcolm Grant's successor must look abroad while keeping an eye on home. Elizabeth Gibney reports
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News in brief
Postgraduate employmentHigh marks pay off for physicistsGraduate earnings depend more on degree class than on the institution attended - at least in physics. This is one of the conclusions of a...
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Victory is tweet for the academy's hard-working but unsung heroes
Colleagues laud devotion to duty in our #loveHE competition to find sector stars. John Elmes writes