Smurfs up
Students in Swansea have smashed the world record for the most people dressed as Smurfs in a single place. The record-breaking 2,510 blue-faced students from Swansea University met at the Ocean...
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Gagging clause prevents inquiry into standards
Terms of academic's compromise agreement halt QAA and Hefce queries. Melanie Newman reports
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Overseas briefing
IndiaForeign universities to be let inIndia is planning legislation to allow foreign universities to set up in the country, opening a potentially huge market in higher education. Kapil Sibal, the new...
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Principled message of freedom for universities
Unesco group calls for global ombudsman and index to bolster academic values, writes Phil Baty
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Digital boost for work of arts
Electronic tools will give humanities researchers new ways to explore and collaborate. Katey Pigden reports
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Grant winners
ENGINEERING AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCILAward winners: Peter Davies, Andrew Hogg and Yakun GuoInstitutions: University of Dundee, University of Bristol and University of AberdeenValue: £310...
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Going, going, gongs?
Love it or hate it, the honours system survives and is copied by many - we'd be daft not to keep it, says Adrian Furnham
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Crossing borders can lead to gold - but so can digging deep
Interdisciplinarity is beneficial, but it's not the only way to advance knowledge. Specialisation remains essential, writes Robert A. Segal
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Field rankings for Scotland
Data provided by Thomson Reuters from its Essential Science Indicators, 1999-2009
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The week in higher education
The appointment of Sir Alan Sugar, star of The Apprentice, as Gordon Brown's enterprise czar was grist to the mill for David Willetts, the Conservative Shadow Universities Minister. Addressing an...
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Plan eyes incentives to help the economy
Mandelson's talk of sector raising skills in key economic areas worries leaders. John Gill reports
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Masters for less than high-flyers
Business school says poor degree results are no bar to students applying for postgraduate study
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Hefce backs off citations in favour of peer review in REF
Research assessments in hard sciences will now be 'informed' by bibliometrics. Zoe Corbyn writes
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A levels are failing students, says think-tank
Universities should assume control of A levels because the qualification no longer requires candidates to think for themselves and fails to prepare future students for tertiary education.A report...
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Pinker leads international attack on UCL's 'unjust' treatment of scholar
Letter lends support to professor suspended over charges of insubordination. Zoe Corbyn reports