Journey of the sole - My Eureka moment
A photography student's holiday snaps and a trip to the traffic-free streets of Mozambique led Caroline Knowles to embark on a project tracing the route to market of the common plastic flip-flop
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Don’t allow ‘climate of fear’ to develop
NUS calls for calm as investigations at UCL continue into radical Islam claims. Rebecca Attwood reports
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Podcasts can lead us into the world of Supervision 2.0
The new decade offers exciting technological developments that can transform our learning environment and bring multiple benefits to all university students
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A serious turn makes a smart fit
Effort to squeeze maths into problem of parallel parking earns praise. Zoë Corbyn reports
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The insecure scholar: The calm before the storm
It’s difficult to relax and enjoy the holidays with unemployment looming ever closer.
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Opinion: The spectre at the lecture
As he was wrapping up for the year, Peter Slater witnessed a disturbing vision of the future
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Tough times ahead if ‘corporate’ agenda persists
Figures from the sector discuss the year just gone and the one ahead. More views to follow in the Times Higher Education issue of 31 December
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Why Kriss Kringle makes some tingle and jerking turkey can backfire
As universities present their Christmas treats, Rose Wilkinson samples the seasonal offerings
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Black Christmas for the academy
Sector responds to festive ‘kick in the teeth for staff and students’. John Morgan reports
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The nightmare before Christmas: grant letter announces £135m cut
Mandelson slashes teaching funding while protecting research. John Morgan reports
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Breadth of quality gives UK edge, says University Alliance
Fight against research concentration hots up with analysis finding almost “no direct correlation between volume and excellence”. Zoë Corbyn writes
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The insecure scholar: A soul-destroying process
Being interviewed for unsuitable posts and forms that require a PhD in splitting hairs are all part of the ‘fun’ of searching for a permanent post
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Support for historic buildings removed
Oxford and Cambridge hit hardest by Hefce’s withdrawal of £40 million fund. Rebecca Attwood reports
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Lust for the vampire
It’s a case of Salem’s lots and lots as the bloodsucker phenomenon bites the American academy. Jon Marcus reports
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Lib Dems to scrap tuition fees
Policy’s confirmation is imminent and will put issue on the general election agenda. Melanie Newman reports