Cable to make selection panel an Offa it can't refuse
Business secretary overrules committee on Ebdon in a politically charged process. Simon Baker writes
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Chilly reception in a Tory high-pressure zone
Ebdon's Iceland holiday may have facilitated BIS panel's cold shouldering, reports Simon Baker
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Plans aim to build 'directed diversity' into Irish sector
Blueprint will address tension between standards and participation levels. Matthew Reisz reports
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Teaching should be student-centred: discuss
A "cultural shift" is needed to embed "student-centred teaching" in universities, a new report claims.
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ߣߣÊÓƵ announces new editor
John Gill has been appointed the new editor of ߣߣÊÓƵ following the promotion of Ann Mroz to a new position within its parent company, TSL Education.
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Fee increase outweighed by 'return on investment'
Survey finds course suitability is still the overriding factor influencing applicants. Simon Baker writes
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Cheaper by the virtual dozen as students net a real deal
Lecturer's agreement with publisher gives first-years core psychology texts for free. Matthew Reisz writes
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UK postgrads 'shocked' at sight of foreign peers
"I was a bit bewildered at the beginning. It was like, 'ooh', surprise, no English people!"This was one of several negative reactions from British students asked to reflect on the large number of...
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News in brief
Open-access publishingBattle of the billsA bill has been introduced in the US Congress that would give a major boost to the open-access movement. The Federal Research Public Access Act would require...
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Nerc shrinks pool of PhD partners
Studentships will be restricted to 20 centres as council keeps numbers steady. Paul Jump reports
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Room for a profitable view
High-quality private provision widens choice, maintains standards and has a vital role to play, argues Carl Lygo
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Will chasing the market really result in an increase in quality?
V-cs say that their institutions need to be 'fast on their feet', but simply expanding popular courses will not work, says Graham Gibbs
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Mondrian Nicholson: In Parallel
Mondrian's and Nicholson's lives intertwined, but links between the artists should not be conflated with parallels in their art, says Alexander Massouras
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Diary
LondonCamellia Festival 2012The Chiswick House camellia collection is probably the oldest in the Western world. The second annual Camellia Festival, which runs from 18 February to 18 March, promises...
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The Pick - The Tales of Hoffmann
The Tales of HoffmannIn repertory at the London Coliseum, until 10 MarchThe strange, theatrical and often disquieting tales of E.T.A. Hoffmann (1776-1822) were a great favourite of Sigmund Freud's....