Participation gap narrows between young rich and poor
Major Hefce study also shows that the gender divide is closing. Rebecca Attwood reports
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Money talks: students receptive to subject premiums
Applicants willing to consider higher fees for better job prospects. Rebecca Attwood writes
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Ministers hang tough on cuts as v-cs regret elite's 'hyperbole'
There are signs of growing divisions within the sector over its fragmented response to the funding cuts announced by the Government.This week, ministers moved to consolidate their position, giving...
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Stark facts exposed about anti-regulation therapist
Campaigners post details online of professor's unconventional methods. Melanie Newman writes
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Plan for students who can't get no satisfaction
Academics in art and design have drawn up a plan to tackle stubbornly low scores for student satisfaction in the National Student Survey.As long ago as 2007, Sir Michael Bichard, at that time the...
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Top scholars are kings of 'wishful thinking'
Academics have been accused of taking positions and expressing opinions on "the flimsiest evidence" and sometimes despite "clear evidence to the contrary".In a lecture at City University London, "...
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Morale plunges as London giants target academics
Imperial cuts jobs as UCL sets up committee to prepare ground for layoffs. John Morgan writes
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Hefce reduces carbon targets after protests
University funding chiefs have bowed to pressure to set less ambitious targets for carbon reduction in the sector.Universities face financial penalties if they fail to make significant cuts to their...
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Digital copyright law will be 'burdensome'
Universities say they already police compliance and infringements effectively. Matthew Reisz writes
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Researchers fear that early end to collection loan will hit REF standing
Lancaster must return historical manuscripts five years earlier than expected. John Morgan reports
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Alternative medicine plan is 'waste of money'
Two professors are at loggerheads over the value of a new project to advance the science behind complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), after one claimed that it was dominated by partisan...
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Daytime TV: Shadow lands
From the Enfield Poltergeist to the most haunted pub in England, Gary Day has still to see proof of ghosts
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My Eureka Moment: 'Small places matter more than big ones'
Ron Johnston's investigations into the impact of geography on democracy have revealed that people in the same class position tend to support different parties depending on where they live
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It's in the cards
When Bob Blaisdell was finally persuaded to use index cards for study, he became as obsessive about them as he was about the baseball cards of his youth
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We did it before...
As universities agonise over greatly reduced funding from the state, David Greenaway reminds them that they were once much more financially self-reliant and would do well to rekindle the old spirit