Union slams 'illegal' extras fee
Almost two thirds of French universities make students pay "illegal" supplementary fees for services that should be included in statutory fees fixed by the Government, says student union Unef. It has...
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Russians set sights on Czech venture
A Russian businessman has offered to create a private university in a small town in the Czech Republic near the border with Germany at a time when the number of foreign students in the country is on...
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It's not just navel-gazing, the future is at stake
Oxford's governance debate reflects questions about the UK sector as a whole, write Ted Tapper and David Palfreyman To many within the wider academic community it must seem that the furore...
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Alison Wolf
True innovation comes from individuals, who are better served by idiosyncratic foundations than bureaucratic institutions Many people probably know that the first Apple computer was built by two non-...
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Bill Dufodié Terror in the first person
"Not one inch should we give to these people." The words of the Prime Minister at his monthly press conference rang through my mind as I set off to Chelsea to watch Robin Soans's production Talking...
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Another dippy acronym
If ever there was a cautionary tale about acronyms it emerged just after the general election when the collection of letters attached to Alan Johnson's Department for Productivity, Energy and...
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Stamping out student poverty
Proof of the lamentable state of undergraduate finances can be found, it seems, in this year's applications for the National Student Journalism Awards. The National Union of Students, which organises...
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Special site for heavy sweaters
It is the end of an era in higher education as the Open University has brought the curtain down on its graveyard shift television broadcasts. But fans of the beards, winged-collars and heavy sweaters...
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Shadowy response
The Times Higher 's attempts to get an insight into the activities of the security services on UK campuses via requests under the Freedom of Information Act have thus far failed. But one nugget of...
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Why I... loved the academic challenge of my PhD but won't miss the poverty
I only once questioned why I was doing a PhD. My despair was brought about by poverty. And, as the National Postgraduate Committee assembles for its annual conference next week, I thought I would...
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World-wise explorers
Far from being irrelevant, geography is engaged with the public at all levels, says David Demeritt I am proud to call myself an academic geographer. Unfortunately, after years of hearing government...
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Let us reap what we've sown
The fellowship funding system is at risk of losing much of the talent it has nurtured, warns Keith Gull Throughout their careers most scientists yearn for an independent source of funding with the...
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Collegial ties still bind all scholars
Reflection on where our loyalties as modern academics lie brings Bob Brecher to a medieval answer The middle of summer seems a good time to sit back and indulge in a bit of reflection about ourselves...
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Softly, softly on ethics tightrope
A deliberate, well-planned approach is important when embarking on researching sensitive issues, along with the ability to foresee the potential outcomes of your investigations, says Harriet Swain I...
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State-of-the-art food, glorious, food
Name: Elaine O'Sullivan Age: Forever young. Job: Operations manager for the School of Tourism Hospitality and Leisure at Thames Valley University Salary: Could do better. What is your background?...