Laurie Taylor
Getting to know you“What local community?”Just one of the remarks made to our Town-Gown committee as they examined the university’s relationship with the city of Poppleton in the wake of survey...
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In humanities research who dares wins the cash, says Helen Gilbert
Funding fortune favours the bold, and humanities scholars must use persuasion and passion in making their case, Helen Gilbert argues
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Hefce’s role has changed; can it still get the leader the sector needs?, asks Bahram Bekhradnia
If the funding council can’t find a leader with the stature to stand up to ministers, everyone will suffer, argues Bahram Bekhradnia
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Charting a ‘middle third’ course between further and higher education will pay dividends, argue Andy Westwood and Martin Doel
Andy Westwood and Martin Doel map out a route between FE and HE to deliver the flexibility the country needs
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News in brief
MoocsAnother four on FuturelearnFour more universities have announced plans to offer massive open online courses via the UK-based Futurelearn platform, taking the total number of higher education...
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The dangers of learning by ‘I’
Student-led learning environment is eroding academics’ authority, Jack Grove writes
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Digital team deleted as Jisc funding ends
A university-based centre of expertise that advises on digital infrastructure, information policy and data management across the sector has made two-thirds of its staff redundant after cuts to its...
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Who’s the boss? At Royal Holloway, it’s not scholars
UCU decries ‘ad hoc’ management decisions and paucity of academic input. Elizabeth Gibney writes
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The few, the proud, the completers of Moocs
When it comes to Moocs, many start but few finish, PhD student discovers. Chris Parr reports
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Will Yale’s lure empty out the sixth forms?
With A-level-aged students “perfectly capable” of following free online university courses, sixth forms and further education colleges should expect greater competition, the deputy of a private...
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Country files: the release of the Universitas 21 rankings
Becomes first Asian country to break into the Universitas 21 top 10. David Matthews reports
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UCL biologist cleared of research misconduct
A University College London investigation has found that the research practice of a senior molecular biologist “did not always meet the standard of good practice expected of UCL researchers”....
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ULU is dead; long live the University of London?
College leaders vote to close ULU but say support for federal structure remains. Jack Grove writes
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Russell Group exerts magnetic pull on ministers
Willetts and Cable appear to prefer visiting the Russell Group to post-1992s, writes John Morgan
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Leader - Star clusters
As research intensives band together to pool resources, they could be showing us the best way to weather the downturn