Work is exhausting: more student contact 'predicts' burnout
Academics are as stressed as health professionals, a global analysis finds. Matthew Reisz reports
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Cable's attack on 'irrational' fee plans leads v-cs to seek more say on policy
Vice-chancellors have demanded more input into government policy after many reacted with dismay to a ministerial attack on universities planning to introduce tuition fees of about £9,000 a year.
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Panels grow but discontent lingers
Hispanists claim they are still under-represented despite concessions in Ref. Paul Jump writes
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UHI cuts six Gaelic posts
Dismayed funders question viability of institution's language-promotion mission. Hannah Fearn writes
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News in Brief
Chinese researchWeb of Knowledge spreads EastThomson Reuters has launched a new version of its Web of Knowledge that will expand the facility's coverage of research carried out in China. The widely...
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'Political victimisation' charge as UCL penalises student activists
Those accused of March occupation are told they face community service. John Morgan reports
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Independent authority
The British Academy can be proud of its steadfastly arm's-length allocation of public funds, Adam Roberts argues
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Impact: Collisions and Catastrophes
Monica Grady's thoughts turn to the end times in light of a striking exhibition on close encounters of the worst kind
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Arts review: The Tempest
A fresh, vivid and humorous retelling of Shakespeare's Tempest captivates Peter J. Smith
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Diary
ChichesterMervyn Peake: A Centenary CelebrationAlthough most famous for his best-selling Gormenghast series of Gothic novels, Mervyn Peake (1911-68) was a multi-talented artist in both words and...
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The Pick - The Twin Within: X-rays of Sculptures
The Twin Within: X-rays of SculpturesMedical History Museum, BerlinLike hospitals, museums often make use of X-rays for diagnostic purposes. They can reveal what a sculpture is made of, how it was...
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It's £9,000!
The waiting is over. The suspense is at an end. The news is out. The University of Poppleton has opted for a £9,000 annual tuition fee.Speaking to a specially convened incredulous audience of...
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Research intelligence - Variety not the spice of Ref?
Academics worry that framework's subpanels lack gender, race and geographic diversity. Paul Jump reports
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The week in higher education
A leading astronomer has caused consternation among scientists by accepting a prize that recognises "exceptional contributions to affirming life's spiritual dimension". Sir Martin Rees, former head...
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Leader: It makes the world go round...
But the pursuit of money can be a zero-sum game, and one nation's loss may be another's gain - as the UK could learn to its cost