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A serious turn makes a smart fit
Effort to squeeze maths into problem of parallel parking earns praise. Zoë Corbyn reports
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The insecure scholar: The calm before the storm
It’s difficult to relax and enjoy the holidays with unemployment looming ever closer.
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Opinion: The spectre at the lecture
As he was wrapping up for the year, Peter Slater witnessed a disturbing vision of the future
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Tough times ahead if ‘corporate’ agenda persists
Figures from the sector discuss the year just gone and the one ahead. More views to follow in the ߣߣƵ issue of 31 December
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Why Kriss Kringle makes some tingle and jerking turkey can backfire
As universities present their Christmas treats, Rose Wilkinson samples the seasonal offerings
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Black Christmas for the academy
Sector responds to festive ‘kick in the teeth for staff and students’. John Morgan reports
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The nightmare before Christmas: grant letter announces £135m cut
Mandelson slashes teaching funding while protecting research. John Morgan reports
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Breadth of quality gives UK edge, says University Alliance
Fight against research concentration hots up with analysis finding almost “no direct correlation between volume and excellence”. Zoë Corbyn writes
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The insecure scholar: A soul-destroying process
Being interviewed for unsuitable posts and forms that require a PhD in splitting hairs are all part of the ‘fun’ of searching for a permanent post
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Support for historic buildings removed
Oxford and Cambridge hit hardest by Hefce’s withdrawal of £40 million fund. Rebecca Attwood reports
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Lust for the vampire
It’s a case of Salem’s lots and lots as the bloodsucker phenomenon bites the American academy. Jon Marcus reports
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Lib Dems to scrap tuition fees
Policy’s confirmation is imminent and will put issue on the general election agenda. Melanie Newman reports
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Atomic devastation?
Nuclear physicists claim to have been singled out by the STFC for cuts that could destroy the discipline. Zoë Corbyn reports
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Principled stand
Scientists offered guidelines to repair the damage caused by the Nutt affair, but the Government’s response threatens to undermine independent advice and must be resisted, writes Evan Harris