Giving cause for hope
As public funding shrinks, fundraising becomes crucial for universities. Adrian Beney examines how UK institutions are approaching the challenge and what they can learn from US methods
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Knowing when to say no
What is the source of this money? Will we offend anyone if we accept it? Have any laws been broken? Hannah Fearn surveys the ethical minefield of fundraising
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Drop out and innovate
The man who financed Facebook is offering 20 two-year $100,000 fellowships to teenagers with big ideas - as long as they leave university. Jon Marcus reports
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TV review: Talking in bed
Gary Day on poetic sensibilities, the iconic couch of the subconscious and the beauty of mathematics
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16 December 2010
Donors required - Charitable transfusions critical for a sector bleeding from cuts
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House of Lords backs tuition fee hike despite a last-minute bid to derail the proposals
Plans to almost triple the tuition fee cap to £9,000 have passed through Parliament after being backed by the House of Lords.
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Tara Brabazon: Paying to get connected
Managers may promote the use of technology in teaching purely with a view to saving money, but students want face-to-face interaction with inspirational teachers they can admire
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Publisher rewrites the book on degrees
Publishing giant Pearson has announced details of its plans to offer degrees in a range of vocational subjects from 2012.
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Ballot call as online ‘referendum’ rejects USS plans
The University and College Union has called for a full ballot on changes to higher education’s largest pension scheme after 96 per cent of voters in its online “referendum” rejected the employers’...
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A new strategy is needed for a brutal new era
Peter Hallward describes why he joined the demonstration on 9 December, and gives his personal account of how events unfolded that day
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Complaints adjudication moves towards transparency
The student complaints body is pressing ahead with plans to publish more details about the cases it handles, despite universities’ concerns that their reputations could be damaged.
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V-c pledges to match fee-debt payments to support students
A vice-chancellor has told staff at his university that he intends to take on the same tuition fee “debt” as future students.
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Coalition survives Lib Dem backbench rebellion to carry fees vote in Commons
The tuition fee cap in England is set to rise to £9,000 after the coalition government survived a rebellion from Liberal Democrat backbenchers to win a House of Commons vote.
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Thinking about Leadership
Amanda Goodall finds this analysis perceptive, useful...and it's written by someone who has led
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Begat: The King James Bible and the English Language
Many of today's common phrases originated in the Authorised Version, Hannibal Hamlin discovers