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Workplace equalityGay-positive universities namedBritish universities are becoming increasingly gay-friendly employers, according to Stonewall. The gay rights charity's annual Workplace Equality...
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Work-study BSc scheme a UK first
Praise for KPMG plan to pay recruits' university costs - and a salary too, writes Hannah Fearn
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Campus round-up
University of AberdeenLife on Mars rocks...or does it?Rocks found on Earth are helping researchers to examine the potential for life on Mars. In 2004, methane was detected in the Martian atmosphere...
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News in brief
TaiwanFewer students, more unityPublic universities in Taiwan are to merge as student numbers continue to decline in a country that has one of the lowest birth rates in the world. The Ministry of...
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Rebalancing acts attempt to reconcile funding loss
Hannah Fearn outlines the measures employed to cope with budget reductions across EU institutions
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US private provider loses ground in 'volatile time'
Enrolment at institutions operated by one of the largest for-profit providers of higher education in the US has fallen by 42 per cent over the past quarter.The Apollo Group, which also owns BPP...
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Grant Winners
NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH RESEARCHService Delivery and Organisation Programme• Award winner: Graham Martin• Institution: University of Leicester• Value: £131,995The medium-term sustainability of...
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Too important to act rashly
Why did the sector capitulate so readily to coalition policies without considering long-term impact? asks John Coyne
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Expectation inflation: as demands rise, ability to meet them declines
Browne's consumer revolution will drive a wedge between scholars and students, with bleak consequences for all, argues David Beer
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Top research departments fail to shine in impact pilot
Hefce warns against reading too much into results as departments 'experiment'. Paul Jump reports
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System 'shutdown'? UCU ballots over strike
Higher education's biggest union is to ballot for national strikes over jobs, pay and pensions as student activists claim that action could lead to the "shutdown" of the sector.The University and...
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Passive sector must fight its corner, says MP
Universities "punch below their weight" in the political arena, according to the former head of the education select committee.At a Higher Education Policy Institute seminar at the House of Commons...
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More students study for UK degrees on branch campuses
Hesa shows growing popularity of branch campus and partnership degrees. John Morgan writes
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Social science emulates scientific method to escape retrenchment
Academy's campaign aims to repeat science lobby's CSR successes. Paul Jump reports
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Brickbats for research review's partial diagnosis
A review of medical research regulation has been criticised for failing to acknowledge social scientists' concerns about excessive red tape.An Academy of Medical Sciences report, released last week,...