Research councils’ budgets slashed by £68m
Scores of academics will be denied research grants, postdoctoral research positions will be scrapped and hundreds of PhD students could be prevented from embarking on academic careers it was warned...
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The value of trivial pursuits
Queuing, park railings, the history of crossing the road... Joe Moran's research into the 'bleeding obvious' yields fascinating insights into historical and political changes Is the trivia of...
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Don't hide the sins of yesteryear
In their attempt to promote 'Britishness', politicians and historians these days seem increasingly to find reasons to celebrate the Empire while playing down the many horrors that arose from it,...
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Temples of learning
How far should universities go to accommodate the demands of religious groups, asks Alex Klaushofer. Times are certainly changing for the devout on Britain's campuses. According to many leaders of...
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Should you go for that PhD at home or away?
Caroline Gatrell considers the pros and cons of studying 'over the shop' If you are employed as a university lecturer or researcher but do not have a doctorate, this might be the year you decide to...
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University funding to rise by 6% Universities in England will share around £7.14 billion for teaching and research in the coming year, the funding council, Hefce, announced today. Hefce also...
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Anti-immigration don must go, say Oxford students Oxford University students have demanded the dismissal of a don who helped found an anti-immigration group and have accused him of bringing the...
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Latest research news
Garlic fails heart test Garlic does not have the cholesterol-reducing properties that have been claimed, a study has shown. Stanford University School of Medicine team says its study provides the...
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Blair claims tuition fees success The prime minister came under fire from academics and students yesterday following comments made in his monthly press conference that appeared to vindicate the...
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Clinical Research Fellowship
Deadline: 27/04/2007
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Today's news
Police thwart activist bomb plot at Oxford A plot by animal-rights extremists to target Oxford University was foiled yesterday. Bomb disposal experts cordoned off an annexe at Templeton College after...
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Universities call for an extra £168m Scotland's universities want an extra £168 million from the Scottish Executive to increase student numbers, improve facilities and pay for lecturers' wage rises....
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Bridge over the 'Faithful Sea'
Trickster Travels
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Render unto Adam Smith
The Marketplace of Christianity