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IranFurther blow to co-educationMale and female students will be separated at an Iranian university in the latest example of gender segregation in the nation's academy. Seyed Sadredin Shariati,...
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Presidential duress: fears for Belarusian academic freedom
Scholars and students imprisoned as Alexander Lukashenko tightens grip. Colin Graham reports
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Blogconfidential: Forms of torture
Each week, Dr Margot Feelbetter poses a dilemma and offers advice for readers to respond to online. This week: Forms of torture
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Appointments
University of BristolPaul BatesA scholar who has gone from PhD student to professor at the University of Bristol has been appointed director of the Cabot Institute at the university. Paul Bates will...
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Better together
In the UK's increasingly multidisciplinary academy, joint appointments are a must, Thom Brooks argues
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Access denied: tuition-fee regime may make Oxbridge myth a reality
For years, Brendan Burchell worked hard to widen participation: now he fears that all the gains made in this vital area will be lost
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‘OER university’ to cut cost of degree
Universities in ߣߣÊÓƵ, Canada and New Zealand are hoping to achieve "a quantum shift" in open educational resources (OERs) by launching an "OER university".A group of universities plans to draw...
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Academy hit hardest by teacher-training crisis
Universities bear brunt of loss of secondary school teacher-training places, writes Sarah Cunnane
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Europe plans to deliver scholars from red tape
The European Commission has outlined plans to free researchers from red tape and boost the income of the European Research Council (ERC).Speaking in London ahead of the publication of a research and...
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Recessionary era's haves and have-nots
Hard times ahead for arts-based bodies, says ex-UUK head, but it's not a 'disaster'. Paul Jump writes
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Opposition grows to subject centre cuts as Germany cribs key lessons
MPs and sector unite to pressurise HEA as model is replicated overseas. Rebecca Attwood reports
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It's good to share services, PwC assures sector
Most universities are struggling to find ways to save money through shared services and are battling "resistance to change" as they try to lift cost pressures, a study has found.The survey of 38...
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Assessment finds sciences to be the true wizards of Oz
Humanities scholars say research findings are due to ߣߣÊÓƵn system's 'biases', Paul Jump writes
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Best left feet forward: De Montfort's v-c leads merry dance-off
Some vice-chancellors might take exception to being told in front of their staff that they are not a "plonker".But Dominic Shellard, vice-chancellor of De Montfort University, took the declaration of...
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US endowments return to path of healthy growth
The value of endowment funds at US colleges and universities rose by an inflation-busting average of 11.9 per cent last year, with Harvard University's fund worth the most at $.6 billion (£17.1...