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A vision of blue skies shining on 'clusters'
Willetts backs curiosity and diversity, and rejects 'sausage-machine' approach, Paul Jump writes
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News in brief
Open accessYesterday's news, future failureThe British Library has been attacked over its plan to allow online access to its vast newspaper archive. In a speech at the Centre for Digital Humanities...
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Brains alive with sound of music
What's going on in musicians' heads? Collaborative research aims to find out. Matthew Reisz reports
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Blog confidential: The forbidden zone
Each week, Dr Margot Feelbetter poses a dilemma and offers advice for readers to respond to online
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Appointments
University of OxfordRoger DaviesThe new president of the Royal Astronomical Society has warned that further cuts to astrophysics could result in Britain losing a generation of talented young...
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A breath of fresh air
Gymnast Beth Tweddle found university helped her become a well-rounded person and taught her time management
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Live long and prosper: we must work together to reform our pensions
Change to the USS scheme is urgently needed to address greater life expectancy and a £17 billion shortfall, says Nicola Dandridge
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Student review: An Introduction to Kant's Moral Philosophy
Authors: Jennifer K. UlemanEdition: FirstPublisher: Cambridge University PressPages: 200Price: £50.00 and £16.99ISBN 9780521199629 and 36440Immanuel Kant is arguably the most important philosopher in...
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Chinese institutes in materials science
Data provided by Thomson Reuters Essential Science Indicators, 1999-2009
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The week in higher education
"Buy two years of a degree, get one free" was the deal proposed for poorer students in the Sutton Trust's submission to the ongoing review of fees and funding. The charity says: "The free first year...
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Fears of a pedagogic crisis as £315 million quality fund dries up
Academics warn that the legacy of the Cetl initiative may be lost. Rebecca Attwood reports
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Bad news for teaching as spending crackdown may knock 2% off budget
Universities may have to cut 2 per cent from this year's teaching budget after the government ordered them to make £82 million of savings in its crackdown on "wasteful" spending.The coalition...
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Seven suspended over sit-in protest
Three members of Middlesex staff targeted after campus occupations. John Morgan reports
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Without fees reform, into the 'valley of death' ride the 155
Review must seize opportunity to put funding 'right', UUK president says. Simon Baker reports