REF rivals square off over value of impact proposal
Supporters debate opponents at round table event as consultation nears end. Zoë Corbyn reports
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Deputy leader steps down only seven months after taking up post
Manager who blamed top staff for financial woes leaves Gloucestershire. Melanie Newman writes
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Man wins sex discrimination case in tribunal
A male academic has won a sex discrimination case against the University of Surrey.An employment tribunal said the university had rejected psychologist David Gilbert for a lecturing job because he...
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Science journalists advise minister on how to take independent advice
A group of UK science journalists has met privately with Lord Drayson, the Science Minister, to advise on the principles that should underpin the relationship between the Government and independent...
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UCL provost: libel law is stifling academic freedoms
Head to add signature to new petition calling for reform of English legislation. Zoë Corbyn reports
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Home for the holidays
After more than five decades of praying for it - literally - King's College London has finally acquired the east wing of Somerset House.The university will move into the historic building as part of...
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UCU backs off on pay, but vows to fight job cuts
Higher education staff look set to settle for a 0.5 per cent pay rise after the University and College Union decided not to oppose the offer.The UCU's higher education committee met on 4 December,...
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Weak pound may boost overseas student market
A weak pound and an economic surge among emerging nations could lead to a healthier overseas market for UK universities in 2010, according to an economist.Robin Bew, editorial director and chief...
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Information overload
The main parties' desire for students to be 'better informed' is dangerous, futile and immoral, warns Roger Brown
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The interview X factor: the elusive 'potential' that dictates success
The admissions process seeks applicants with indefinable qualities, deemed able to develop critical, questioning minds, writes Mary Evans
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Daytime TV: Lives remembered
Gary Day is moved by the stories of those close to death and fascinated by a preserved pachyderm
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Data provided by Thomson Reuters Essential Science Indicators, 1 January 1999-31 August 2009
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Beyond debate?
The Copenhagen summit is in full force, and so too is the idea that man-made global warming is incontrovertible. But Martin Cohen argues that the consensus is less a triumph of science and...
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Finns, they are a-changin'
Tertiary education in Finland is highly regarded worldwide, but Ed Dutton fears next year's legislative changes may not be an improvement
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Spaces of selfhood
John D. Brewer reflects on the experiences that led him into sociology and drove his research interests over the following four decades