Of an age intent on controlling nature
The Organisation of Knowledge in Victorian Britain
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The hothouse that wilted imperial ambitions
Before the Bauhaus
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Staff are silenced by fear of reprisals
Poll shows lecturers are alarmed at growing threats to their academic freedom, reports Jessica Shepherd Four in ten academics say their freedom to express controversial or unpopular opinions is under...
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Academics use salsa to shake off stress
Stressed academics might prefer to unwind in the pub, but an initiative at Birmingham University offered them the chance to chill out at a "workplace wellbeing day", with salsa classes and meditation...
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'A greater reputation makes alumni's degrees much more valuable'
US fundraiser Joe Beyel has taken up the post of director of development at Nottingham University Joe Beyel has been responsible for fundraising campaigns totalling well over $735 million (£392...
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On the move...
* Greenwich University has announced that Catherine Pettengell and Kate Anderson have joined the alumni and development team, part of the Development and Communications Office. Ms Pettengell comes...
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Grievances are 'mishandled'
A refusal to offer an 'unbiased' review of student complaints is causing concern. Jessica Shepherd reports Some universities are mishandling student complaints about academics, the ombudsman for the...
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Uni-Nanny is watching
Students are being "electronically tagged" so that their attendance at lectures and tutorials can be closely monitored as part of moves to reduce drop-out rates. An electronic monitoring system...
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Wordy achievement
Monica Collinson is believed by her tutors at Hull University to be the first student to gain a first-class degree in combined languages at a UK university and distinctions in all three languages (...
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UK students drawn to US for broad-based degrees
Unprecedented numbers of British teenagers are considering shunning UK universities for US colleges in the hope of a broader, cheaper and more luxurious education, writes Jessica Shepherd. There were...
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Next week
GLOBAL WARNING Our exclusive analysis reveals which UK universities are becoming increasingly dependent on income from overseas students. We also reveal who makes most from the intake from abroad
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Off to Bedfordshire
Luton University was this week reborn as Bedfordshire University after taking over De Montfort University's campus in Bedford. Luton used the merger with De Montfort's Polhill campus as an...
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Farewell to arms
A year-long dispute between Brunel University and the University and College Union has been resolved. The dispute, called by the former Association of University Teachers (now part of the UCU) in...
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Breaking ground
Aberdeen University has unveiled plans for a multimillion-pound, purpose-built medical and health education centre that it believes will be the first of its kind in the UK. The university and the...
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Job-search tool feted
A unique podcast designed by Liverpool University to prepare students for job-hunting has won a national award for outstanding use of technology. The podcast, which was created by the university's...