Higher study's social benefits back case for state funding
Campaign for the recognition of value of education gathers pace. Rebecca Attwood and Phil Baty report
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Academics express 'profound consternation' at support-centre closures
More than 180 academics have signed a letter calling on the Higher Education Academy to reverse its decision to close its network of discipline-based teaching-support centres.The letter expresses "...
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Celtic cuts create states of anxiety
Delays over funding details leave Scots in dark as Welsh face competitive gap. Hannah Fearn writes
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Commoner chameleon
Reactions to Prince William's engagement, A.W. Purdue says, show just how far our social order has shifted
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Students, prepare your strategic campaign for the battle of the fees
Trying to make the Lib Dems keep their pre-election pledge on tuition should be just one tactic in the NUS' arsenal, recommends Ivor Gaber
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Hot papers in Alzheimer's disease research
Hot papers in Alzheimer’s disease researchData provided by Thomson Reuters from its Essential Science Indicators database, 2008-2010 %3Cb%3EPaper%3C/b%3E %3Cbr /%3EAuthor(s),...
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Mother tongue's unruly offspring
An exhibition celebrating the diversity of English throughout history prompts Matthew Reisz to wonder if it is ever possible to halt a language's evolution
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Daytime TV: Needs must
Like cleaning skyscraper windows, the job of helping children in need is never finished, says Gary Day
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Diary
LondonHomage 10x5: Blake's ArtistsThe pop artist Sir Peter Blake, probably most famous for the sleeve of the Beatles' album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, has long been an enthusiastic...
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The Pick - Waltzing into the abyss
Badenheim 1939Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London, 26 November-1 DecemberA self-important impresario bustles around trying to ensure he has all the performers he needs for the annual music...
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Bonfire of the humanities
"We have been inspired by the University of Aberdeen's innovative approach to waste," explained Jamie Targett, our Director of Corporate Affairs, as he announced the university's new policy for...
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A big bang is off the cards
With Browne's vision fading, Alan Ryan bemoans a lack of creative thinking
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Leader: Embrace the burden of truth
Scientists must learn that it is right for those outside the academy to be able to challenge their results through the FoI Act
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From where I sit - Scholarship, ubuntu and hope
South Africa is a young society, unsure of itself. The Union was formed in 1910, a republic was declared in 1961, and the black majority won the franchise in 1994. South Africa 3.0 is at a crossroads...