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Speak out against damaging visa policy
Are we ordinary academics in danger of replicating Universities UK's pusillanimous stance towards the government's ill-considered directives on higher education by rolling over without a fight...
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Fear of failure? (1 of 2)
I read with interest the opposition that some Scottish principals expressed at proposals to improve university governance ("Scotland's university chiefs cool on governance review", 9 February). I...
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Fear of failure? (2 of 2)
Your report "Scotland's university chiefs cool on governance review" is as disappointing as it is incomplete. It is, however, surprising - in the light of the furore over executive pay and bonuses -...
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Down but not out
The article "Crisis, what crisis? Fall in applicants meets with indifference" (2 February) was informative in looking at the national decline in figures but it did not look into some of the wider...
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Get keen on green
An open letter to David Willetts, universities and science ministerThis week, across the country, thousands of students and staff have taken part in People & Planet's Go Green Week, focusing on...
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Mind our languages
The opinion article by Sir Adam Roberts ("Tongue-tied UK badly equipped to join in the conversation of nations", 2 February) issues a timely warning about the decline of languages in UK higher...
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Slippery slope
As a retired academic, I was amused to read this notice posted on the icy road running through the university near my house today:One is reminded yet again that in most disciplines - and certainly in...
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TV review: Homeland
Does the award-winning Homeland break new ground, asks Matt Hills, or is it full of familiar themes?
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Ian King, 1954-2012
Over the past 30 years, whenever there was an important decision to be made in the UK student movement, Ian King almost certainly played some role in it.Born on 20 June 1954, Mr King studied at the...
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Campus round-up
University of BrightonOn the roadSeven councils in the South East of England have teamed up with a university to launch the UK's first degree course for those seeking jobs in highways departments....
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16 February 2012
Don’t let the party end - How to keep first-years engaged after the freshers’ festivities
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Community organiser: Obama pledges funding for local colleges
The US Department of Education has emerged as one of the winners in Barack Obama’s 2013 budget request, with a 2.5 per cent increase in funding and promises of support for community colleges.
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World Reputation Rankings launch date revealed
The 2012 ߣߣÊÓƵ World Reputation Rankings will be published on 15 March.