Sir David Greenaway to be next Russell Group chair
The Russell Group’s next chair will be Sir David Greenaway, the University of Nottingham vice-chancellor
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EPSRC to help train quantum engineers in £15m project
A research council is to create a series of skills hubs in a £15 million project to train the next generation of quantum engineers
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British Academy announces Rising Star Engagement winners
The British Academy has announced 34 awards for early career researchers under its new scheme
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Science policies laid out ahead of general election
The UK’s main political parties have laid out their plans for science just days before the official general election campaign kicks off
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Graduate recruiters call for better links between universities and firms
Universities need to build more “genuine partnerships” with employers, according to the Association of Graduate Recruiters
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New global HE research centre wins funding
Partnership between UCL IoE, Lancaster and Sheffield aims to boost research in the field
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Stefan Grimm’s death leads Imperial to review performance metrics
Imperial is to undertake a review of how it uses performance metrics for staff after the death of one of its academics
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Video: Sir Patrick Stewart on higher education
University of Huddersfield chancellor to step down after 12 years
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Universities at risk of falling short on investment
England’s universities risk being “unable to deliver the scale of investment” needed to “remain internationally competitive”.
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The 7 fastest-rising young universities in the world
World University Rankings analysis reveals the biggest climbers under 50 years of age
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Students occupy buildings at London universities
University of the Arts London, LSE and King’s all involved
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UCU furious over Bolton ‘sackings for alleged press leaks’
Union says branch secretary and wife both deny any involvement in leaking stories
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THE podcast: 26 March – 1 April 2015 issue review
Download the podcastThe latest research funding allocations, postgraduate research loans, and the challenges facing academics in Palestine are all discussed in this week’s issue review podcast.Chris...
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THE books podcast: Tommy Dickinson interview
Download the podcastIn this books podcast, Tommy Dickinson, author of ‘Curing Queers’: Mental Nurses and Their Patients, 1935-74, speaks to ߣߣƵ books editor, Karen Shook.Dr...
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Fred Inglis on the way we think now
Thirty years after Clifford Geertz assessed the state of thinking in the academy, the duty of academics to render the unspeakable unspeakable is imperative