Putting a Name to It: Diagnosis in Contemporary Society
The process of identifying illness involves more than mere detective work, finds Deborah Bowman
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Ballot Box China: Grassroots Democracy in the Final Major One-Party State
China is democratic - according to the Chinese Communist Party. Kerry Brown knows better. He does not portray China as democratic under the normal definition, but he does see China as practising...
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Because We Are Poor: Irish Theatre in the 1990s
We are frequently told that the key asset of a knowledge-based economy is people: smart, flexible, educated, proficient, globally aware. This surely describes the Irish of the 1990s, and their...
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Autonomy by degrees as FE colleges seek to go it alone
Exposure to shifts by accrediting institutions spurs quest for new powers, reports David Matthews
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Goal-oriented team player oversees strategy in two very different games
Access a shared aim in twin roles as rugby league chair and business academic. John Morgan writes
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Time to optimise, says British Library's HE chief
A former management consultant who claims extensive experience "at the heart of rapid change" has been appointed the British Library's head of higher education.
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ߣߣÊÓƵRise in mental illness predictedThe prevalence of mental health problems among ߣߣÊÓƵn students is likely to rise as more are recruited from disadvantaged backgrounds, researchers have...
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Grant winners
THE WELLCOME TRUSTSir Henry Wellcome Postdoctoral Fellowships• Award winner: Irene G. Romero• Institution: European Bioinformatics Institute• Value: £250,000Comparative genomics of regulatory...
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We talk about tainted money, but is cash ever stain-free?
When it comes to Murdoch's involvement in our universities, the most fundamental question raised is not about individual donors: it's about the place of private wealth in the UK sector, says Deborah...
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Hepi castigates White Paper
'Bipolar' system is likely to exacerbate rather than ease inequality, Hepi report finds. John Gill writes
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Table plots who offers the most for students' fees
Hertfordshire rates itself highly on a graph showing the best-value institutions. Jack Grove reports
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Small price to pay for grants award efficiency
The closure of the Natural Environment Research Council's small grants scheme could reduce its overall applications-to-awards success rate, the council has admitted.
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Money may not buy happiness in the post-2012 sector, NSS suggests
Annual survey shows future low-cost institutions scoring well against the £9K set. Jack Grove writes
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Scholar points finger at administrators in a case of deadly bloat
Swelling ranks of non-academic staff decried by US political scientist. David Matthews reports
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Footage of UK riots may damage overseas recruitment
Scenes of riots and looting beamed around the world last week could affect the recruitment of overseas students to UK universities, experts have said.