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Otherwise engaged
How splendidly appropriate was the choice of Peter J. Smith, author of Between Two Stools, to review Dara Blumenthal’s pretentious disquisition on our excretory habits, Little Vast Rooms of Undoing:...
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Fare thee well
Having worked as an academic for more than 40 years, I’ve decided to retire next month. Several colleagues have asked me why, given the option to work beyond 65. There are a few reasons. One is that...
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Is this bill to be borne?
The government’s proposal to put “universities under a statutory duty to prevent people from being drawn into terrorism” (“Critics label bill ‘censorship’ ”, News, 4 December) has nothing to do with...
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The measure of dropouts
I read with interest the leader on the National Audit Office’s report into financial support for students at “alternative” providers (“Failing to look, listen or legislate”, 4 December).In particular...
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Questions remain over postgraduate loan figures
Uncertainty over how many students will apply for the loans and how much the scheme will cost
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Researcher claims to have answer to negative citations
Dividing citation into six groups could improve the accuracy of metrics in research assessment, paper argues
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UUK criticises ‘excessive prudence’ behind pension reforms
The USS is being attacked from all sides over the methodology of its valuation and assumptions, claims UCU
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Fewer students opt for vocational courses
The number of people taking undergraduate-level vocational qualifications is largely in decline, according to a report by the UK Commission for Employment and Skills
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University of Northampton refuses FoI request for minutes
University claims exemption from releasing details of board of governors meeting, citing ‘commercial interests’
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Rethink reliance on self-funded postgraduates
Plans to raise researcher numbers at risk if study is unaffordable, universities warned
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Language degrees: when the words are not enough
Seminar debates conflicting trends in the discipline as industry figures look beyond fluency
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Fight fixed-term work, research councils entreated
UCU argues that a rise in project-based grants fuel job insecurity and deter postgraduates from working in academia
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Campus close-up: University of Sheffield
Florey Institute for Host-Pathogen Interactions and Imagine: Imaging Life project combine forces to tackle deadly bacteria
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Chinese academia: temptation in a toxic system
The arrest of several academics has raised questions about the nation’s research culture, says Hong Bing