As the good times rolled, a quarter of universities ended up in the red
PwC raises questions about how the academy will cope with cuts. Melanie Newman reports
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Double trouble: Cumbria's revised deficit figure is twice the original forecast
Senior managers at the University of Cumbria underestimated its deficit for last year by almost £4 million, ߣߣÊÓƵ has learnt.The university board's strategy and resources committee...
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The people's view on degrees most likely to lead to work
Law, English and maths top list of subjects seen as useful in the job market. Melanie Newman writes
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Scheme aims to help rebuild Iraqi academy through UK partnerships
British universities are being encouraged to help Iraq's higher education system recover from the ravages of dictatorship and war via a £3 million state programme.The Department for International...
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New drugs panel could undermine ACMD's position
Concerns have been raised about the potential impact of a new independent drugs advisory panel on the effectiveness of its official counterpart.The Independent Scientific Committee on Drugs was...
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Lord Drayson refuses to consider crossing the floor
Minister reveals little except his desire for a Labour victory at the polls. Zoë Corbyn reports
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Daytime TV: Random beauty
Gary Day finds poetry in the mathematics of the Universe as he sees the chaos in everything
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Data provided by Thomson Reuters from its Essential Science Indicators database, 1 January 1999-31 October 2009
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Get happy, and get on with it
Projects to boost staff wellbeing are all the rage, but some people wonder if the interest in workers' psychological health belies a rather less altruistic agenda. Melanie Newman reports
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You can lecture, but can you teach?
Protests against the idea that academics be given teacher-training are misguided, argues Eric Sotto
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21 January 2010
Turn your frown upside down - As work conditions deteriorate, wellbeing schemes proliferate
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With top posts vacant, staff ask ‘why’ and ‘what next?’
Sudden loss of v-c and finance director has Manchester academics asking questions about the future. Hannah Fearn writes
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Opinion: The one-size-fits-all approach doesn’t work for higher education
Chris Higgins and Anthony Forster argue that we must stop expecting all universities to deliver on both research and teaching
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Politics makes a mockery of impact
‘Knowledge resistance’ undermines efforts to show influence of academic work, social scientist says. Melanie Newman reports
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The insecure scholar: A world of possibilities
Being given the opportunity to apply for jobs can make all the difference to one’s state of mind