Cutting edge
Dilys Williams, director of the new Centre for Sustainable Fashion, looks to a greener future for the clothes we wear
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Appointments
Martin Knapp, director of the Personal Social Services Research Unit at the London School of Economics, was recently awarded one of the first 100 Senior Investigator Awards from the National...
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Taxiing towards Terminal 5
Diplomas represent a big departure in education, but they raise worrying questions for universities, says John Brooks
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If the students won't go out into the world, bring the world to them
The UK can give its home cohort an international outlook without their going abroad. Let's hope the US doesn't learn to, writes Peter Brady
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It's not just for ME I ask
Academia needs to be more accommodating to those who cannot or choose not to work full time, argues Keith Kahn-Harris
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Teaching quality under 'grave threat'
Manchester v-c blames widening access and long-term underfunding. Rebecca Attwood reports
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Students urged to inflate national survey marks to improve job options
'No one will employ you if they think your degree is shit,' says Kingston lecturer. Melanie Newman writes
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Budget forecasts may hide risks, says Hefce
Pay and pension costs, rising levels of borrowing and tougher competition for overseas students are among the key financial risks confronting English universities.While the sector is generally in...
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Working-class students have the right stuff to succeed
Rebecca Attwood reports on a study that puts paid to idea that non-traditional entrants are 'high risk'
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UK told to look to India for a lesson in access
The vice-chancellor of one of the UK's leading widening access universities has said that lessons can be learnt from the expansion under way in Indian higher education.Caroline Gipps of the...
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Don't tell Mum: academic censured for discussing son's course load
Answer to a mother's query made 'illicit disclosures' of personal data. Melanie Newman reports
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A beat in time strikes a chord on YouTube
Five metronomes, two empty drink cans and a physicist have combined to create a surprise internet hit.A video of a strangely mesmerising experiment by Alireza Bahraminasab has been watched more than...
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Amnesty works to save lecturer from Saudi lash
An academic is pursuing a last-ditch appeal against a sentence of 150 lashes and eight months in prison for meeting a woman at a coffee shop in Saudi Arabia.Muhammad Ali Abu Raziza, a lecturer in...
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Scant Welsh rise may deter research stars
Funding could fall behind inflation and discourage high-flyers, official says. Chloe Stothart reports
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Schwartz drives radical reforms
Former Brunel chief brings 'education for life' to Australia's Macquarie University. John Gill reports