Navigating fast-flowing waters
In a white-water world, young universities have to grow up quickly, says Roy Crawford
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We come not to abolish Robbins but to complete
David Willetts describes how coalition reforms are creating a new generation of universities fit to join the 1960s wave
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Promise fulfilled and renewed
Irvine is not going to rest on its laurels, says Michael V. Drake, even the Nobel ones
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Rich entrepreneurial vision
Abdullah Atalar reveals the secrets of Bilkent’s rapid advancement
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THE 100 Under 50 2013 results
The top 100 universities under 50 years old
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Plate-glass ceiling broken
This timeline of the 100 Under 50 shows that there was a golden age of university construction in the 1960s, with the UK’s Robbins institutions joined by a plethora of foundations around the world....
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Fame is not the game
The 100 Under 50 puts youth front and centre by emphasising objective measures at the expense of reputation
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Laurie Taylor
Will he stay or will he go?Concern is being expressed about the future of Martin Hall, the vice-chancellor of the University of Salford, after renewed controversy over the closing of language courses...
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The week in higher education - 20 June 2013
A secret report about the potential sale of the student loan book has finally been made public despite inept efforts to keep it under wraps, The Guardian reported on 14 June. Submitted to the...
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Health charities will suffer if coalition stops giving generously
Medical research charities want funding protected in spending review
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‘User’-friendly REF panels to gauge impact
Hefce reveals 215 assessors chosen from outside academy
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Liverpool University faculty rejects revised contract terms
UCU criticises ‘gun to head’ of 2,800 non-academic staff
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Spin-offs: good science can make for bad business
Knowledge-transfer experts map path to market for university inventions
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News in brief - 20 June 2013
Funding and donationsArchive of pain nets £1m grantThe world’s oldest archive devoted to the Holocaust and the Nazi era has secured a £1 million grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund to safeguard its...