Concentrating cash will harm UK, says v-c
Call to fund a world-class system rather than just a few world-class universities. Paul Jump reports
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UEA creates reputational guard dog role in wake of 'Climategate' report
Administrative shake-up will also see the loss of the academic division and registrar, writes John Morgan
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Hidden Danger: Willetts warns scientists to be more transparent
The "regrettable wariness" about sharing data shown by climate scientists at the University of East Anglia has added to the dangers that science faces from "complacency and arrogance", according to...
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Early payers may yet get a break on fees
Willetts still aims for student loans repayment plan to play part in funding places. Simon Baker writes
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Academics attack RCUK's 'dogmatic stance' in refusing to rethink impact
A group of academics who oppose the drive to measure the impact of research have accused Research Councils UK of taking a "dogmatic stance" over its refusal to reassess the issue.Earlier this month,...
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As a discipline, we suck online
UCL lecturer tells digital humanities to sharpen up on the web or lose out. Sarah Cunnane reports
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#loveHE
This week's tweet of the week is:Howard Webb as #worldcup final official! His altitude training at @sheffhallam uni paid off then - @JoeMcAFieldTell us why you love the sector on Twitter @...
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Daytime TV: One kind of folks
Prejudice still prevails in Harper Lee's home town, finds Gary Day, who also ponders bovine romanticism
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Newcastle University - Wind of change
Flatulence among farm animals - a major source of greenhouse emissions - could be reduced by feeding them spicy food. Researchers at Newcastle University have found that the spices used to flavour...
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St Mary's University College - Look into their eyes
Students in the capital can now take a degree in hypnotherapy. St Mary's University College, Twickenham and the Brief Strategic Therapy and Clinical Hypnosis Foundation have launched a BSc (Hons) in...
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Write on!
"It's thumbs up for palaeography!" That was how Dr Jake Latimer, our Head of History (1735-1792 only), responded to the news that King's College London will create a new chair in the subject.Dr...
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The write and wrong stuff
There's no honourable way to plan a best-seller, says Felipe Fernández-Armesto
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Research intelligence - Request hits a raw spot
A ruling that FoI laws require him to share unpublished data has shocked a researcher, writes Hannah Fearn
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A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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Leader: Members-only code is outdated
The academy needs to cast off its exclusionary conventions and make its publications accessible to non-specialists and the public