Conveners, assemble!
'World's banker to poor' calls on sector to exercise moral power for local benefit. Matthew Reisz writes
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News in brief
Economic growthTarzan's curriculum callLord Heseltine of Thenford has called for universities to work more closely with industry councils in developing courses. As part of No Stone Unturned: in...
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Maverick sub-branders threaten purity of message
Branding conference delegates warned of dangers of breakaway groups. David Matthews reports
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RCA expands and seeks to suck in more students
The Royal College of Art is going ahead with plans for expansion despite an uncertain future for postgraduate education.
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Olfactory settings for scholars and scientists in search of lost time
'Two cultures' network: memory and madeleines are on the menu. Matthew Reisz reports
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SwitzerlandPayment is now dueForeign governments should help to cover the cost of their citizens studying at universities in Switzerland, according to a report from the country's higher education...
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Grant winners
NUFFIELD FOUNDATIONResearch and innovation grants• Award winner: Alison Fuller• Institution: University of Southampton• Value: £139,788Does apprenticeship work for adults? The experiences of adult...
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Forced marriage
A state-imposed merger of three Welsh institutions threatens self-government in the sector, Barbara Wilding warns
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Strategy for American humanities: blow them up and start again
A declining, out-of-touch discipline and its vocational counterpart must merge to offer a thriving third way, argues Toby Miller
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Freedom from private functions
Great and good launch Council for the Defence of British Universities. David Matthews reports
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Name can't save Loughborough's star department
Loughborough University is to close its highly respected department of information science, despite warnings of "negative reputational impact".
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INTO the deep for debt-hit 'dolphin'?
Gloucestershire has 'no future without public-private partnership', source hears. John Morgan reports
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Notes of support: older generation offers poor most generous packages
Post-1992 bursaries decline in the £9,000 fees era, IFS research shows. Jack Grove reports
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Hepi downplays fee reform's deterrent effects
There is no evidence to suggest that increasing tuition fees to a maximum of £9,000 a year has deterred large numbers of students from applying to university, a report has argued.
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Little talk of one direction after trio exit the band
'Reposition yourselves' mission groups are advised as institutions switch allegiance. Jack Grove reports