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Odds and quads: Otto and Marie Neurath Isotype Collection
These charts, pictures and illustrations (see images, right) all form part of the Otto and Marie Neurath Isotype Collection at the University of Reading.
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A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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17 March 2011
Matter of conviction - Academic judgement: the sine qua non of scholarly life
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Durham joins £9,000 club
Durham University has become the latest member of the 1994 Group to announce that it plans to charge the maximum undergraduate tuition fee allowed in 2012.
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Draft defamation bill given cautious welcome by libel reform campaigners
Campaigners have welcomed the publication by the government of its draft defamation bill, but have warned that it does not go far enough to protect the freedom of expression of academics, scientists...
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Oxford confirms it plans to charge £9k fees
The University of Oxford has confirmed that it plans to charge tuition fees of £9,000 a year from 2012-13, but it has also announced a package of support for poor students.
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Inside Higher Ed: The professor’s night job
By Dan Berrett, for Inside Higher Ed
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V-cs could lose pay if they fail to do a good job
Vice-chancellors could lose up to 10 per cent of their salaries if they fail to do their job properly under new plans to establish fair pay in the public sector.
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Visa changes could cost UK dear, says UUK head
The government’s proposed changes to the student visa system could cause economic damage to the UK by destroying jobs in higher education and beyond, the head of Universities UK has warned.
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Just for men: brickbats for Leeds over Arabian night
The University of Leeds has been accused of breaching its own equality policies by agreeing to hold a men-only alumni event in Saudi Arabia.
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China is hungry for international students and campuses
China “wants your students” and is keen to host more satellite campuses, a government official has told the higher education world.
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Unwelcome mat: British Council warning over visa messages
The UK government has been warned that a policy of restricting student visas “launched purely for the domestic market” would damage the country's higher education sector internationally.
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‘Fragmented and damaging’: Million+ takes aim at coalition approach to internationalisation
England’s universities could fall behind their US and ߣߣƵn competitors because of “deeply damaging” government policies, institutions have warned at the start of a major international education...
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Say it loud: I’m a ranker and I’m proud
Rankings can be a positive force in higher education, says Phil Baty in his speech from Going Global 2011