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Central European University, HungaryPeter JohnsonPeter Johnson has been involved in university admissions throughout his career, but until now has never worked in an institution based outside the US...
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Pension-reform lobby group was backed by public money
£627,000 award to employers from funding chiefs underwrote PR and catering. John Morgan writes
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Down Under on top: Queensland the place to be
Sun-soaked scholars at the University of Queensland in Brisbane have been identified as enjoying the best working environment in the global academy.The ߣߣÊÓƵn university tops a league table of...
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Past masters, help save future
Environmental crisis so grave that historians must become 'partisans'. Matthew Reisz reports
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Online now
Last week's suggestion that "consensus is breaking out" about the wisdom of measuring the "impact" of work in the research excellence framework sparked debate. James Ladyman writes: "At all the...
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News in brief
Teaching and learningFewer HEA sites in futureThe Higher Education Academy has agreed to operate from a smaller number of physical sites in future. Currently, the HEA, which supports teaching and...
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Your mind de-contorted
History goes out but the lessons remain: university taught Joe Goddard to be self-reliant and to reject stereotypes
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#loveHE
To join the campaign:Follow @timeshighered on Twitter and use the hashtag #loveHE at twitter.com/timeshigheredJoin the Facebook page at: www.facebook.com/loveHEcampaign. Subscribe to the YouTube...
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In the global academy, India's strengths may prove to be weaknesses
The Foreign Education Providers Bill is vital for the country's future, but the democratic process could limit its benefits, says Peter Brady
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Inflationary times: The changing profile of journal-publishing statistics
Data provided by Thomson Reuters from its SCI Science Citation Index 2009 guide and list of source publications, 2010
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The Week in Higher Education
The man with the future of UK higher education in his hands has also been enlisted to inject a business culture into the heart of government. Lord Browne, the former head of BP, will help appoint...
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REF postponed while Willetts waits for impact 'consensus'
Minister yet to be convinced by measure as Labour attacks coalition cuts. Simon Baker reports
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Mass destabilisation: mission groups detail dangers of cash following policy objectives
Withdrawing funding from courses that do not meet government policy objectives would be "dangerous" and could destabilise institutions, universities have warned.The Higher Education Funding Council...
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MPs plan grilling for Cable and 'Two Brains'
David Willetts, the Universities and science minister, and Vince Cable, the business secretary, are likely to face their first public grilling by MPs over their plans for the higher education sector...
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Harvard's head says academy needs the best of both worlds
The president of Harvard University has warned that harsh austerity measures imposed in response to the global recession are putting the future of higher education in peril.In a lecture at the Royal...