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Departmental reorganisationAt last, the chemistry is rightKing's College London has re-opened its chemistry department eight years after concluding that it was unsustainable. The closure in 2003...
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Satisfaction scores will fail to satisfy on standards
University quality is facing a double-edged threat, former standards chief warns. Jack Grove reports
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Rising costs of JANET could prompt hunt for commercial IT alternatives
Rural institutions may lose out if urban peers opt for market solutions. David Matthews reports
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Richmond faces inquiry into incentive payments
A private US university that offers dual-accredited degrees in London has been placed on probation by a degree-awarding body.
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Grant winners
THE LEVERHULME TRUSTResearch Programme GrantsBasic sciences• Award winner: Anne Green• Institution: University of Nottingham• Value: £1,076Towards unambiguous dark matter detection and...
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Future of entire STEM disciplines in question
Growth in overseas postgrads far outstrips that of home students, says Hefce. Simon Baker reports
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Be ready to hit brakes on reforms if necessary, new UUK head tells ministers
The new president of Universities UK will call on ministers to slow down their higher education reforms if the changes produce too many problems.
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Data release ban threatens choice
A pledge to give students more help choosing a university is hitting a block, writes Simon Baker
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Female research dropouts threaten Europe's targets
Call for structural changes to help the EC meet its ambitious recruitment goals. Jack Grove reports
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Rankings methodology fine-tuned for 2011-12
The final methodology for the 2011-12 World University Rankings has been unveiled by ߣߣÊÓƵ, ahead of the publication of the tables on Thursday, 6 October 2011.
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Postgraduate teachers might damage image
Universities' reputations could suffer if undergraduates perceive that the institutions are leaving teaching to "an insufficiently trained, inappropriately paid and poorly motivated workforce of...
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Research council bucks trend on funding success
The EPSRC's steady rise in grant approval rates continues, but at what cost? Paul Jump reports
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California's best-seller dreams misguided, says new head of university press
In recent years, it has been common for university presses to move away from an almost exclusive focus on scholarly books in favour of general-interest titles.But now the new director of the...
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Swap camels for custom vehicles
Universities told to vaunt uniqueness instead of relying on identikit cliches. David Matthews writes
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Rethink the route to goal
Widening participation needs reconceptualising for a new age, say John Butcher, Rohini Corfield and John Rose-Adams