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University of Nottingham NingboAndrew MartonAn academic who chose to climb the Great Wall of China rather than collect his doctorate has come full circle by taking up a senior post at the University...
University of Nottingham NingboAndrew MartonAn academic who chose to climb the Great Wall of China rather than collect his doctorate has come full circle by taking up a senior post at the University...
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Mixed response to proposals for private takeovers of public institutions. Simon Baker reports
This week's tweet of the week is:Being able to learn new stuff as you work is great - @ncurrantTell us why you love the sector on Twitter @timeshighered, using the hashtag #loveHE. Our favourite each...
U-Map and U-Multirank fail to solve problems they aimed to fix, study suggests. Hannah Fearn writes
The University of Cambridge could suffer "reputational damage" over its relationship with BP following the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, an academic has warned.Gillian Evans, emeritus professor of...
The evidence base for clinical medicine and health policy is "a mess", with major problems affecting journals, regulation and public access to information.Such were the views of Fiona Godlee, editor-...

These paper boats carry a precious cargo: the hopes of hundreds of children.The boats were launched last week outside the University of Sussex's Meeting House as part of Universities Week, which was...
University life is still underpinned by caring values, despite market pressures. Rebecca Attwood writes

Winning smiles abounded at the ߣߣÊÓÆµ Leadership and Management Awards 2010 last week.The event, held at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London, was attended by more than 1,000 people....
Fate of scholarships and enterprise fund will be decided in the autumn. John Morgan reports
Flexible learningTwo years better than threeStudents who take two-year undergraduate degrees achieve better results than those who study for the standard three years, a conference has heard. An...
Commercial set-up could set gold standard, but union criticises job contracts. Simon Baker writes

These ears, and the heart in the background, form part of the unique Muir Hunter Museum of Bankruptcy at Kingston University's Centre for Insolvency Law and Policy.The museum was started as a hobby...
John Morgan reports on a Unite proposal seen as a way to boost benefits for lower-paid employees