'We need impact and the time to deliver is right now'
Wellcome chief reminds universities of the pressure on research to produce results. Paul Jump reports
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News in Brief
Scientific advicePlan to drop expert requirementsThe government plans to remove the legal requirement for there to be scientists on the Advisory Council for the Misuse of Drugs. The proposal follows...
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Come and study...then go home
Strict stance on visas spelled out amid fears it will deter overseas students. John Morgan reports
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Wrong direction
By backing coalition plans for higher fees, UUK president Steve Smith has failed students and universities, argues Aaron Porter
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Rita, Stan and Ken, too
Fifty years old today, Coronation Street redefined commercial television. Clive Bloom celebrates the quietly socialist institution, once radical, now nostalgic, that offers us a vision of working-...
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Daytime TV: Larger than life
Heroes exist in every arena, says Gary Day, and their passion and valour add colour and zest to history
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Diary
OxfordShelley's Ghost: Reshaping the Image of a Literary FamilyThis major exhibition at the Bodleian Library in Oxford brings together material from its own collection and the New York Public Library...
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The Pick - Cloak and dagger
Aware: Art Fashion IdentityRoyal Academy of Arts, until 30 January 2011Susie MacMurray's Widow looks like a great black glistening ball gown, perfect for a Hollywood star at a grand reception. It is...
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That letter: our vc's response
In a dramatic statement, our vice-chancellor has announced that he is still "more or less in two minds" about adding his signature to the UUK letter of support for the government plans on higher...
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Fuel for enlightenment
Sally Feldman fears the loss of EMAs will leave thousands without a future
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Leader: A tiger with a real sting in its tail
South Koreans are obsessed with higher education and gaining global recognition. But success comes at a cost
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What are you reading?
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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Off Piste - How to get Bach
After four decades of listening to, reading about and reflecting on classical music, Roger Brown points the way to fine-tuning true appreciation
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From where I sit - Don't always follow the crowd
There are several strategies to maintain your mental health during long-haul flights. My favourite one is to ask myself one truly controversial question and then try to make an argument for it...
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The perils of joining the Gulf rush
UCL opens postgraduate venture in Qatar