Fresh worries have been raised that visa reforms could be damaging the ability of UK universities to recruit students from overseas after more evidence emerged of a large drop in demand from India.
Department's first scientific chief sets out his stall firmly in the middle of the road. Paul Jump reports
Robert Eaglestone is gripped by an exploration of the nexus between literature, society and the Holocaust
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In the vortex of angst generated by scandal at News International and the complicity of Britain's political class, it is cheering to read a book that makes one feel a little more optimistic about the...
A focus on the joyous and teasing spirit in the writer's lyric novels appeals to Deborah Longworth
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In the 1980s, the Brundtland Commission's report on sustainable development radically stated that the environment was important for the poor. Damage to the environment was caused by the poor, but...
Degas may be long dead, but his figures move through time to remind us of the beauty of his work and its visceral power, writes Michael Howard
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Kirk Swavely, our Senior Manager of External Relations, has welcomed the "brave" policy stance recently adopted by Eric Thomas, the new president of Universities UK.Swavely told our reporter Keith...
How important are doctoral students to research - and vice versa? Jon Cartwright reports
• When he learned last year that vice-chancellors were earning an average annual salary of £220,000, Aaron Porter seethed with righteous indignation, describing the sum as "obscene" and accusing...