Cézanne: A Life, by Alex Danchev
For most of the past century, Paul Cézanne (1839-1906) has been revered as one of the great modern artists, the painter whose landscapes, nudes and portraits galvanised a generation including Henri...
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Get paid to ask for money
Educational fundraising is a young profession that needs to be better defined to attract candidates, says Shirley Pearce
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So many aspirant doctors, so little time
EUA report uncovers global commonalities in PhD education. Elizabeth Gibney reports
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THE World University Rankings 2012-13
Losses for UK and US as Eastern excellence drives start to bear fruit. Elizabeth Gibney reports
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Mahmood 'not ideological' on private providers
Labour's shadow higher education minister has said she is open to "a diversity of provision and providers" in the sector.
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Achievement report is here to stay, says chief architect
Academics will be encouraged to do more to advise their students on what extra-curricular activities will improve their employability, as part of a new system of measuring achievement at university.
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Oxford seeks £3 billion but v-c decries state withdrawal
University of Oxford vice-chancellor Andrew Hamilton has announced plans to increase the institution's fundraising target from £1.25 billion to £3 billion, while issuing a warning that philanthropy...
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Link between misconduct and retractions 'bigger than thought'
Research misconduct accounts for a much higher proportion of retractions in biomedical literature than previously believed, a new study has concluded.
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Cambridge given triple-A rating by Moody's
The University of Cambridge has taken a step closer to borrowing millions of pounds on the bond markets after US ratings agency Moody's gave it an AAA credit rating.
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Bloomsbury institutions enter 'strategic partnership'
Two leading London higher education institutions have entered a partnership to share resources and develop expertise in education and the social sciences.
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Blomfield backs calls for a graduate tax
A Labour backbencher has called on the party to adopt a graduate tax as its official policy for higher education funding, highlighting support from the party's most senior figures.
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Inside Higher Ed: Spotlighting hate
By Alexandra Tilsley, for Inside Higher Ed
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Eric Hobsbawm dies, aged 95
Eric Hobsbawm, one of the most readable and wide-ranging historians of his generation, has died, his family have announced.
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World University Rankings 2011-12 methodology
 Phil Baty describes the methodological refinements that have made the 2011-12 rankings even more accurate and comprehensive No project that seeks to reduce the amazing variety of university...
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Labour 'could go further' than £6,000 cap, says Mahmood
Labour could lower tuition fees below the party's current proposals for a £6,000 threshold if it takes power in the next general election, shadow higher education minister Shabana Mahmood has...