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How to get your first research paper published
Ian McNay advises new researchers on how to get their work accepted by academic journals. Plus the latest higher education appointments
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The Establishment: And How They Get Away With It, by Owen Jones
Corruption is rife and legal among those who hold the power in the UK, says Danny Dorling
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Q&A with Stuart Dunlop
We speak to the new director of music at the University of East Anglia
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Benefits culture: rethinking Mozart on Maggie’s dole
Nicholas Till acknowledges his debt to Margaret Thatcher and explains why he regrets his Cambridge degree
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Give languages a fair shout
We need policy to foster foreign language study at all levels of education, says Jocelyn Wyburd
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Why are university managers so obsessed with change?
Revolutionary leaders will make do and mend, says Thomas Harrison
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How not to enhance a presentation
What could be easier than adding audio-visuals to your conference paper? John Corner on waiting for the gift of sound and vision
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Efforts to tackle extremism can cause campus conflicts
The government’s Prevent counter-terrorism strategy is causing controversy in universities
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Student recruitment agents sometimes engage in ‘outright fraud’
Report from OBHE says ‘no question’ some are involved in suspect practices
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Scotland-based life scientists issue independence warning
Open letter casts doubt over future of clinical and biomedical research in event of ‘yes’ vote
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EU student support targeted under government plans
Plans to slash maintenance payments to European Union students have been unveiled by universities minister Greg Clark
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Professor’s ‘bless you’ ban prompts protests
By Scott Jaschik, for Inside Higher Ed
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University finance heads want to spend despite uncertainty
Universities are set to increase investment in their estates despite growing financial uncertainty, a new survey shows
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Warning over EU research budget
Negotiations on the European budget could result in cuts to Horizon 2020, the European University Association has warned