Appointments
University of NottinghamMartin BinksA one-time novelist with a flair for entrepreneurial thinking has been appointed dean of Nottingham University Business School. Martin Binks, who is also professor...
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The global challenge
As world league tables gain influence they need to reflect the multi-faceted nature of universities’ activities, says Seeram Ramakrishna
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UCU threatens Sussex with ‘ultimate sanction’
Union ballots members over academic boycott. John Morgan reports
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Total commitment
I would like to make it clear that the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council is committed to the agenda outlined by Lord Drayson regarding focusing research funding on areas of...
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News in brief
ߣߣÊÓƵThumbs up from readersMore than 90 per cent of ߣߣÊÓƵ readers are satisfied with the magazine, while 81 per cent say that it is personally "important" to them. A...
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Reboot camp
Aspiring and seasoned US journalists alike are looking to tech-savvy graduate schools to help them survive and thrive in a new multimedia environment. Jon Marcus reports
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Who let them in?
Advisers, administrators, trusted vice-chancellorial aides and henchmen: Mark Leach considers the rise of the 'policy wonks' and the mixed reception afforded a new force in the higher education...
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REF Pilot: humanities impact is evident and can be measured
Judy Simons declares that the cultural and societal benefits of the arts are transformative, calculable and must be advertised
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Facing unpalatable facts
I was disappointed to see ߣߣÊÓƵ's record of scholarly reviewing marred by Sian Moore. Her account of Gary Daniels and John McIlroy's edited collection Trade Unions in a Neoliberal...
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Appointments
University of NorthamptonJackie CampbellThe phrase "no pain, no gain" could have been invented for Jackie Campbell, professor of neurophysiology at the University of Northampton. Professor Campbell...
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Boost emotional skills to help reduce drop-out rates, say academics
Universities urged to develop programmes to help young adults make transition to higher education, writes Melanie Newman
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News in brief
Royal InstitutionSir Richard Sykes named chairFormer Imperial College London rector Sir Richard Sykes has been named the new chair of the Royal Institution. Sir Richard, who is also a former chairman...
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BIS ministerial team announced
David Lammy keeps his higher education brief, but ‘student issues’ are now the responsibility of the Minister for Employment Relations and Postal Affairs
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Gaming the World: How Sports Are Reshaping Global Politics and Culture
This book is a valuable contribution to the burgeoning study of sport in a global perspective. Focusing largely on the "Big Four" sports in the US (baseball, basketball, American football and ice...
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Regulating Sex For Sale: Prostitution Policy Reform in the UK
It is timely that Jo Phoenix's edited collection, Regulating Sex For Sale: Prostitution Policy Reform in the UK, should have made its way into print just after the Policing and Crime Act 2009 became...