Rivalry hots up but Malaysian students prefer British brand
British Council says respected degrees and a weak pound will allow the UK to prosper. Phil Baty reports
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We're going to need back-up
Data-management workshops aim to sharpen ever-more important skills, writes David Schley
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Grant winners
MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCILThe MRC's translational stem-cell research scheme has awarded £4.7 million to seven new projects. The trials, which will look at various aspects of stem-cell biology, will...
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High hopes
Amnesty International's Irene Khan aims to improve higher education access in Manchester as Salford's new chancellor
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Appointments
The British Academy has announced the appointment of 38 new fellows. Those joining the national academy include UK-based psychologists, economists, historians and lawyers who have achieved...
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Experience is not enough
Stefano Harney argues that as long as business schools are overawed by real-world success, they will not offer the insights industry needs
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UK second only to US but cannot rest on its laureates
Study says investment is needed to maintain Nobel record in science. Liz Rawlings reports
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A law of motion: scientists follow the money
The world's leading scientists are increasingly mobile but those who migrate are not necessarily more productive than their stay-at-home colleagues.Research led by Andrew Oswald, professor of...
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Merger is 'logical' in Edinburgh
Queen Margaret's finances mean move now makes sense, says Napier manager. Hannah Fearn writes
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News in brief
Academic publishingMaking hay while storms gatherSales of academic books are rising, publishers' figures show. The Bookseller magazine reported that during the first half of the year, the value of...
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Wanted: free dogsbodies
Unpaid internships not only negate widening-access efforts, they devalue jobs and graduates, says Amy Binns
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The week in higher education
Lord Mandelson's grip on the Government was made clear when it emerged that he sits on 35 of the 43 Cabinet committees, sub-committees and councils that shape public policy. It was reported on 22...
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What is freedom? Choosing your v-c
Proposal is key part of plan for European 'Magna Charta' on scholars' rights. Rebecca Attwood writes
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Extra places plus clearing changes could equal poaching
Government plans for 10,000 additional STEM places run into trouble. Rebecca Attwood reports
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St Andrews powered by winds of change
Amid gloomy news on higher education finance, Scotland's oldest university is hoping to buck the belt-tightening trend with a green scheme that could see it banish electricity bills and even make a...