De Montfort ga ga as Queen selects it for Jubilee party
Staff and students 'pinching themselves' over monarch's choice of launch pad. Paul Jump writes
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Open equation, but perhaps it is 'unintelligible'
The future of open access to academic work was high on the agenda as researchers and leading scientific publishers came face to face at a debate in Oxford.The Scientific Evolution: Open Science and...
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Open-ended answers for questions of demand in cash-strapped Europe
Open courseware is a shop window and a pressure valve, Delft leader argues. Jack Grove reports
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Bumpy ride in California's international student drive
UCLA hopes campus culture shock will ease as overseas cash boosts income. Phil Baty reports
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Irish court gives pay-off parity to contract lecturer
A union representing Irish academics has welcomed a landmark legal decision that removes an incentive for universities to employ staff on fixed-term contracts in a bid to avoid larger redundancy pay-...
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United StatesCleared, but Muslim row not overA US academic who posted comments critical of Muslims on a personal Facebook page has been cleared of discrimination by his university. Maurice Eisenstein...
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Kazakhstan goes West, but only so far
David Matthews reports on ambitious plans to modernise the country's post-Soviet academy
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Grant winners
ARTS AND HUMANITIES RESEARCH COUNCILConnected Communities programme• Award winner: Andrew Miles• Institution: University of Manchester• Value: £1,204,673Understanding everyday participation -...
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Virtual paths, real gains
The developing world's need for higher education, says Martin Bean, can be met by the digital delivery of open educational resources
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Ucas withdrawal threat puts PQA in jeopardy
1994 Group fires shot across bow of admissions service's proposed reforms. Jack Grove reports
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Private equity firm enters 'exclusive' talks on College of Law purchase
The Charity Commission will not automatically block the sale of the College of Law - a deal expected to create a model for the purchase of universities in whole or in part by for-profit private...
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Margin won't widen too much next year, Willetts suggests
Universities and science minister looks to avoid giant leap in student places open to competition in 2013. John Morgan writes
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What's in a name? Plenty, scholars attest
University reputation is the most important factor for academics deciding whether to take jobs in another country - although the small size of European houses is also a consideration for US scholars.
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ERC rejects 'impact agenda'
European funder puts faith in 'the cunning of reason'. Paul Jump reports from Brussels
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Let us introduce you to potential partners and higher citation counts
The British Council's Jo Beall tells John Morgan how it can smooth the path to 'transnational education'