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Jan Čulik bemoans the tendency of managerialism to stifle eclectic scholarship in the name of practicality and short-term impact, and asks what we might do about it (“Named but not shamed”, Letters,...
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There is such a thing as bad publicity
On the morning of the publication of last week’s ߣߣƵ issue containing an article about the allegedly overly aggressive style of management at Swansea University’s School of...
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The week in higher education - 17 July 2014
One of David Willetts’ final acts as universities and science minister last week was to express “confidence” in the chairman of the Student Loans Company after he offered to resign over graduates...
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University of Liverpool staff to lose pay if online students drop out
Academic claims that pay would be deducted even if students quit Liverpool-Laureate course because of bereavement
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Outreach activity ramped up at dawn of £9,000 fees
Les Ebdon claims fee level has not put off poor students as spending to attract them climbs and admissions rise
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He’s got an analogy!
“A Daniel come to judgement.”That was how Jamie Targett, our Director of Corporate Affairs, responded to the recent declaration by David Browne, an associate in the solicitors’ firm that advises the...
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17 July 2014
Summer reads - THE contributors pick out the books they’ll be packing in their suitcases
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Snowball Metrics: no pinch of salt needed
John Green is the man behind a researcher-led effort to cook up sound institutional comparisons
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Glyndwr planted the seeds of its financial woe some time ago
String of poor decisions preceded suspension of highly trusted status
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Time to reflect on reforms
David Willetts’ controversial policies divided opinion but the former minister won respect in a role that matched his talents
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News in brief - 17 July 2014
Peer review misconduct60 retractions at Sage journalThe publisher Sage has retracted 60 articles from its Journal of Vibration and Control after discovering a “peer review and citation ring”...
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University of Sunderland suspends recruitment at London campus
Overseas students due to start courses in August told not to travel to the UK in the wake of the visa fraud inquiry
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Secondary affiliations lift King Abdulaziz University in rankings
Highly cited researchers’ other roles help to elevate Saudi university
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US calls for no-fee degrees gather momentum
Two influential bodies call for free tuition as Tennessee unveils lottery-funded college study
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The Israeli academy: unity amid divisions
Matthew Reisz reports on Anglo-Israeli scientific collaborations against the backdrop of a campaign for a boycott