Hands-on leaders greet torch relay
Games procession honours heroes, athletes, v-cs and pro v-cs. Paul Jump reports
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Two-front battle fought on postgraduate territory
British Academy attacks government action and inaction. Elizabeth Gibney and Jack Grove report
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Offa finds Oxbridge access growth at a plateau
Elite universities have failed to make significant progress in attracting students from poorer backgrounds, according to the sector's access watchdog.
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Get away from it all - go capless
As pressure on places rises, Uclan offers applicants a Cypriot alternative. David Matthews reports
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How do overseas students feel? Milked and bilked
Artwork channels ill feeling over high fees and visa changes. David Matthews reports
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More labours raise fears for midwifery teaching
The quality of teaching for student midwives is potentially threatened by worsening student-to-staff ratios at universities, according to the Royal College of Midwives.
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Academic took own life after quitting post
An academic drowned herself "while the balance of her mind was disturbed" after quitting her post in the belief that she was being forced out of her role, an inquest has heard.
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Sussex link to PR studies is in the mind, but it lingers
Firm that tests psychological reactions to brands 'not connected' to university. David Matthews writes
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News in brief
AdmissionsIndependently mindedUniversity admissions officers are most impressed by applicants who demonstrate a desire to study independently, a poll has found. Almost half of the admissions officers...
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Communications channels open, but the signals are unfocused
Top UK universities' marketing fails to match peers in business or charity. Elizabeth Gibney reports
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Keep your nose out of my CV
One of our senior academics, Dr Piercemuller, has denounced the establishment by commercial company Graduate Prospects of a new database that will, for a fee of £10, check the veracity of academic...
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Social engagement
Regarding "Beyond those shores" (7 June), which features several comments by me on Kyoto University's position apropos the higher education situation in Japan: I am quoted as saying that "for us,...
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The state is all ears
Woody Caan's letter "Peer (and MP) review" (21 June) talks about the need for scientists to come forward who are willing to travel to Westminster and give Parliament the benefit of their expertise....
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All talk, not enough action
Nick Petford makes many excellent points in his discussion of "innovation" ("Greater value than money", Opinion, 28 June). I appreciate his view that in essence, "innovation is new thinking that...
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Chance now slim
I agree with John Sutherland about physical visits to the archives, visits I have made over the decades - although being a labour historian, not in such romantic venues ("Raiders of the lost archives...