Appointments
Royal Holloway, University of London - Paul LayzellThe next vice-chancellor of Royal Holloway, University of London is clear about the uncertainties he will face as he leads the institution over the...
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Schooled in the dark arts
Ruthlessly competitive workplaces hold no terrors for battle-hardened English literature graduates, says Christian Lander
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Let's wave the flag for a globalised academy that will benefit all
Knowledge is a public good, and the growing strength of universities in China and elsewhere need not harm the West, says Ben Wildavsky
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Hefce's bid for power to oust v-cs gets the cold shoulder
Sector rejects proposal to alter funding agreement, citing threat to autonomy. Melanie Newman writes
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Britannia still making overseas-student waves
The number of Indian students taking university courses in the UK rose by almost a third in the past academic year, official statistics show.More than 34,000 students from India studied at British...
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News in brief
Overseas studentsCream for the top catsThe government has set up a £2.5 million scholarship fund to attract the world's best research students to the UK. A total of 100 postgraduate researchers will...
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Beggar thy high-tech neighbour?
Firms threatened by business incubators strive to 'stifle competition'. Hannah Fearn reports
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Overseas briefing
United StatesStudent-loans revampThe student-loan reforms seen as a cornerstone of Barack Obama's education agenda have been passed alongside healthcare legislation. While the healthcare reform bill...
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Pop goes academy as nerds revel in American splendour
Jon Marcus visits a department dedicated to the study of popular culture, a growing scholarly field
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The week in higher education
An elite group of technology and innovation centres is to be created to commercialise the UK's research output. The plan was announced by Lord Mandelson on 25 March following recommendations in a...
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Nervous Hefce 'edging out' of REF citations
Key departure from RAE may go as process is delayed to assess impact plans. Zoë Corbyn reports
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Modify your behaviour and you shall be rewarded
Universities will bid for short-term pots of cash tied to government policy objectives under proposals announced last week.The Higher Education Funding Council for England wants to bring about...
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Chancellor's pre-hustings STEM largesse steals the Conservatives' thunder
Universities in England have welcomed a Budget pledge to fund up to 20,000 additional student places in science and technology subjects next year, but the move has reignited debate about the...
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Smells like the spirit of 1968
Academy must exit the wardrobe and act as 'agent of change', conference hears. Matthew Reisz writes
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Ucea's opening 0.25% pay offer is jointly rejected
An opening pay offer from university employers has been rejected by the campus unions at the first meeting of the 2010-11 negotiations.The offer of a non-consolidated sum equal to 0.25 per cent of...