Leader: Time to wise up to reality of hardship
The present system of student finance is wrong for many reasons. But for the politicians who must decide its future, two stand out. It threatens government targets for half the United Kingdom's young...
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Loudmouthed Milton man
Has two and a half years as a dean at UIC turned the scourge of western civilisation into a softy? Larissa MacFarquhar talks to a 'reformed' Stanley Fish. Stanley Fish is a loudmouth, a show-off, a...
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Capturing a two-headed creature
When painter Daphne Todd agreed to a commission for a portrait of Girton mistress Marilyn Strathern she did not realise that she would also be the subject of study. The painter and the sitter both...
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Making a soup out of Sodom
Is much of the Old Testament little more than fairy tale? Possibly so, but recent research has shown that the story of Sodom and Gomorrah vanishing from the face of the earth might just be true. "...
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Was Janet really 'raped' by a nerd?
Hackers have been demonised by the media and authorities alike as crazed cyber-geeks hell-bent on destroying society. Sociologist Paul Taylor disagrees and views hacking as a legitimate pastime. Adam...
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Life through a plate-glass window...
When the University of Sussex opened its doors 40 years ago, it made history with its groundbreaking interdisciplinary approach to study. Brian Smith, one of the founding fathers, traces the...
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Latest international news
60 per cent hike in US students' costs A United States Census Bureau survey shows a 60 per cent increase in the average amount charged for college tuition and room and board for in-state students at...
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Latest UK news
Exclusion unit considers transport hurdles The Social Exclusion Unit this week launched its consultation on transport and social exclusion. It will identify the extent to which disadvantaged...
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From today's UK papers
The Independent Universities wanting to attract new students could start by ditching the dull and humourless acres of small print they dish out to applicants, says Felicity Oswald. Go Higher. Part 4...
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Latest international news
Australia gives A$200m to study aid plan The Australian government has committed A$200 million (£73 million) to a World Bank plan that will offer education and training to developing...
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LSE denies Clinton professorship The London School of Economics today denied rumours that former US president Bill Clinton is to be offered a visiting professorship. Speculation is rife that LSE...
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From today's UK papers
The Independent Thousands of teaching posts remain unfilled less than a month before the start of the new school year, a survey by The Independent has found. The UK government is to spend £5m on...
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From today's UK papers
The Daily Telegraph Local councils are to get Whitehall funding to install more road humps despite a government-commissioned Transport Research Laboratory study showing that they increase pollution....
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Latest international news
US releases Russian student on bail A Russian graduate student at Bauman Moscow State Technical University has been released on bail after three weeks in custody in the United...
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Latest UK news
Engineering dropout rate hits one-third More than one in three engineering undergraduates drops out, says a report published today by the Engineering Employers Federation and the Engineering and...