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Blog confidential: The Exploitation Game
Each week, Dr Margot Feelbetter poses a dilemma and offers advice for readers to respond to online. This week: The exploitation game
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Appointments
University of CaliforniaRosie MeekA scholar who entered academia "by accident" is heading across the Atlantic to begin a Fulbright Scholarship at the University of California, San Diego. Rosie Meek,...
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Valley of death
Boredom, fear and bloodshed: Duncan Wu on a provocatively frank view of the war in Afghanistan
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The Week in Higher Education
They are used to being lauded as masters of their trade, but novelists such as Salman Rushdie and Ian McEwan have been subjected to a withering attack by a leading critic. Gabriel Josipovici,...
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Funding cuts will bring some down but not all will ride into valley of death, v-cs predict
Institution heads cite 'intransigent staff' as one of their greatest constraints, writes John Morgan
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Split-delivery 'sandwich' courses may offer best intellectual nourishment
Universities could split the delivery of undergraduate degrees, with some students starting off at teaching-led institutions and finishing at research-intensive universities.The proposal has been put...
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I swear I am just doing my job
Academic proposes 'Hippocratic oaths' for scholars and managers. Rebecca Attwood reports
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Read all about your course - if you really want to, that is
Students are being given more information, but many don't seek it out. Rebecca Attwood reports
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UCU prepares for strike ballot on jobs and pay
The University and College Union is preparing for industrial action after the latest round of national talks on pay and job security. The five higher education unions met with the Universities and...
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Travel broadens scholarly minds, report advises
Any reform of research spending must encourage British researchers to become more mobile, according to a new report.The Future of Research, published by Universities UK on 5 August, aims to give...
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Protect and survive
Marine biologist Lauren Smith is working to protect a shark species prized for its meat and fins, which are used in soups and other dishes. These pictures were taken during the Thresher Shark...
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Time to free research elite from the grant 'treadmill'
UCL professors say 'major restructuring' will be needed to sustain UK sector. Paul Jump reports
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UK and India commit to world-class partnerships
Prime minister's delegation agrees joint research projects and greater cooperation. Paul Jump reports
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Protect cash for access and outreach, Offa urges
Universities have been urged to maintain their commitment to access and outreach in the tough economic climate as figures show that spending on bursaries and scholarships has reached record levels....