Richard Holmes, 1946-2011
A scholar, soldier and unlikely television star has died.Richard Holmes was born in Staffordshire on 29 March 1946 and educated at Forest School in northeast London before going on to read history at...
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Campus round-up
Newcastle UniversityFull steam (or wind or sun) aheadScientists from an English university are leading a £3 million European Commission project to revolutionise the way ships harness energy....
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Odds and quads: Sainsbury Collection of world art
This basket decorated with seals was made of baleen, rushes and walrus ivory by Alaskan Inuit in the early 20th century.
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A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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12 May 2011
Eyes to the future - How one university has transformed itself for the new market place
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LSE board backs fees of £8,000
The academic board of the London School of Economics has voted to set tuition fees at £8,000 in 2012.
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UKBA restores Glasgow Caledonian’s licence to sponsor
Glasgow Caledonian University has had its licence to sponsor foreign students reinstated by the UK Border Agency after a three-week investigation.
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Casting vote seals USS reform
Higher education employers have won their battle to cut benefits in the sector’s main pension scheme, raising the prospect of further industrial action.The University and College Union’s negotiators...
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Willetts parries Commons attacks over upfront-fees proposal
David Willetts has been forced to speak in the House of Commons to defend proposals that universities should be allowed to recruit unlimited numbers of home students who fund their tuition fees...
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Research is not the only measure of excellence
Reporting from the EC-sponsored Youth on the Move seminar in Florence, Phil Baty underscores the commitment of the ߣߣÊÓƵ World University Rankings to weighing all facets of...
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Public ‘caught between the aims of scientists and politicians’
Political ideology, scientific arrogance and the media’s search for a good story are hindering attempts to explain scientific findings, an academic claims. Matthew Reisz reports
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Inside Higher Ed: Exercising only their minds
By Dan Berrett, for Inside Higher Ed
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Don’t believe the gripes about fees: campaign to drum up applications begins
A high-profile public information campaign will be launched today to persuade young people to apply to university for 2012-13 entry despite the trebling of the tuition fee cap.
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Willetts mulls quota-free recruitment of self-funding UK students
Universities could be allowed to recruit unlimited numbers of UK undergraduates who are able pay their tuition fees upfront under plans being considered by the coalition government.