Canada's foreign recruitment drive may backfire
Canadian institutions' lack of strategic focus could mean that the country's drive to recruit more overseas students backfires, the head of a higher education marketing consultancy has suggested.
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United StatesThis correspondence is privateA judge has backed a US climate scientist's efforts to preserve the privacy of his emails. The court rejected the case brought by the American Tradition...
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Grant winners
BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCILResponsive Mode Grant AwardsValues are the amounts requested. Awarded amounts may differ• Award winner: Graham Seymour• Institution: University...
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Élan victual
University food is not what it used to be, laments John Gilbey, but perhaps it is not too late to make it glorious once again
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National Student Survey - Key information may not unlock choice
NSS scores' inclusion in KIS could offer perverse incentives. Jack Grove and Elizabeth Gibney write
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Dreaming spires' survey nightmare
State of the student unions: Oxford comes last
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Tax and mend? Lib Dems start road to funding fix
Former Cambridge bursar leads long journey to recovery. John Morgan reports from Brighton
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'Devil's advocate': for-profits are 'here to stay'
Key Liberal Democrats have signalled that they could be willing to see for-profit providers take a bigger role in English higher education.
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Win friends and influence people to boost research productivity
Age, gender and teaching load 'have little impact' on number of papers written. Matthew Reisz reports
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Head suspended after theology school protest
The head of a theology school at a Catholic university college has been suspended after he criticised plans to close his department.
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Alumnus spurns PhD over plagiarism row
Former student 'disgusted' at Leeds' decision not to uphold allegations. Paul Jump writes
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Free in principle (but with a few strings attached)
Academic freedom has always depended on how well universities satisfy the goals of politicians and demands of the economy.That was the viewpoint put forward by Sir Peter Scott, professor of higher...
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Promises, promises
Clegg voiced doubts about scrapping tuition fees before the election but failed to sway party activists, says Philip Cowley
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Low on big ideas and rhetoric, Labour must tackle class inequality
As the party's conference looms, Mary Evans asserts that keeping its earlier pledges on education would help to combat societal divisions
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Opaque? Moi?
Professor Gordon Lapping, of our Department of Media and Cultural Studies, has defended the journal that he currently edits against suggestions that it lacks academic credibility.He told The...