Ministers first, academics second
Academics have reacted angrily to an internal research council document that says that the Government - not the academic community or the public - is the "primary audience" for its campaign to...
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Liverpool eyes global status with new institute
The University of Liverpool took a step further in its mission to position itself as a "global university" this week, launching a new Confucius Institute and confirming a network of five new private...
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Psychosocial side of Israel-Palestine conflict explored
Conference tries to end domination of issue by non-specialist UK academics. Matthew Reisz reports
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News in brief
Postgraduate studyBIS launches review of provisionViews are being sought from the sector about the state of postgraduate provision. The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) formally...
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Why offline? It's very personal
Desire to protect status and student contact fuels resistance to e-learning. Rebecca Attwood writes
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Grant winners
ENGINEERING AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCILAward winner: J.S.O. EvansInstitution: Durham UniversityValue: £15,613Powder diffraction and Rietveld Refinement School 2010Award winner: F....
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Long-overdue policy points
John Beddington welcomes Hefce's plans to recognise and reward academic work that informs policymaking in the REF
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Collegiate spirit drives us to help advance the academic enterprise
Administrative staff do not deserve demonisation because they too are committed to the university's unique mission, argues David Allen
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Daytime TV: All too human
Gary Day finds nature thrilling but is filled with gloom by our perpetual desire to reinvent ourselves
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Top institutions in chemistry
Data provided by Thomson Reuters from its Essential Science Indicators, January 1999-June 2009
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Down with scholars!
Our vice-chancellor is to head up a brand new organisation called UMAS (University Managers Against Scholarship).Speaking to The Poppletonian earlier this week, he explained that membership of UMAS...
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Is a G&T growth enabling?
Sally Feldman's mentoring sessions don't follow rules, and that's no bad thing
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Research intelligence: 'You must spread the word'
RCUK head warns that people need to know the benefits of public investment in research. Zoë Corbyn reports
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A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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Leader: Postgrads deserve better
The social and personal-development needs of students who study for higher degrees must be taken more seriously