Market competition myths
I was surprised to read that Julian Beer of the University of Plymouth believes that the existing funding method has encouraged homogeneity and that a market would drive more institutions to...
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Women still face walls
I had to smile at the article on science and gender (perhaps in order not to cry?) ("Sisters' winning formula", 30 September).I was a physics major in the US about 25 years ago. In my second year, my...
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Time for the '80s revival
Readers seeking relief from current woes might like to rewatch the 1980s BBC comedy A Very Peculiar Practice. The first series ends with Lowlands University facing 25 per cent cuts and being forcibly...
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Britain trumpets diversity yet persists in its campaign of cultural ring-fencing
Glyn Hambrook catalogues the benefits and joys of mastering a foreign tongue, a skill that opens the door to a network of international contacts
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World crisis in humanities, not many hurt
Martha Nussbaum fears our critical culture, inculcated by a liberal arts education, is under attack, with democracy itself coming under threat. Matthew Reisz thinks her case is overstated
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21 October 2010
Deaf to the world - The price Britain pays for its monolingualism, and what universities should do about it
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CSR 2010: Man shall not live by bread alone
Across the academy, scholars must stand by their colleagues, especially those deemed ‘non-priority’, and assert the value of all subjects in enriching our lives, argues Keith Burnett
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CSR 2010: Terrible result, but the game’s not over
The CSR proposes shifting the burden of university spending from the state to the student. The academy must probe coalition weaknesses and stop the plans before it’s too late, argues Pam Tatlow
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CSR 2010: Business, as usual
The CSR’s savagery is the latest chapter in a narrative first articulated by Labour: the neoliberal university. Andrew Blake writes
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CSR 2010: What the sector thinks
Higher education funding“It is hard to see the rationale behind slashing college and university budgets when they generate massive economic growth for the country and when the alternative is more...
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Fears made flesh: only STEM teaching grants spared CSR scythe
Government funding for higher education is to be cut by 40 per cent over four years, suggesting that public funding for teaching in the arts, humanities and social sciences may come to an end.
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GuildHE urges reflection before implementing Browne Review and cuts
The government has been warned of the potential for disastrous consequences if it does not pause for thought before embracing Lord Browne’s proposals for reform of higher education while implementing...
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Tara Brabazon: The end of ‘shhhhh’ in the library
In a time of shrinking funding, librarians’ savvy use of time- and space-shifting podcasts can aid diverse groups of students and scholars and highlight valuable resources, argues Tara Brabazon
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Oxford reveals the method in the madness of its interview questions
What is “normal” for humans? Why do a cat’s eyes appear to glow in the dark?
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Inside Higher Ed: More legal risk for Canada’s universities
By Doug Lederman, for Inside Higher Ed