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A History of Britain
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About Face
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First Impressions
This week's competition, in which you have to identify a book from its opening sentence, is by a novelist who was liberated by moving to Cornwall: "When the east wind blows up the Helford river the...
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Laurie Taylor Column
Luton University's vice-chancellor denies that academic staff are enrolling on their own courses to boost student numbers - THES , January 3 Morning, Maureen. Happy New Year. Did you find the little...
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End doctoral dog's breakfast
It's time to rethink the inconsistent, muddled criteria by which PhDs are awarded, says Susan Bassnett Stories abound about the future of doctoral research in universities. Will some institutions...
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Leader: Are industry links dulling the cutting edge of research?
It has become an article of faith in British higher education that researchers should collaborate closely with business and industry. Doubtless, this month's government strategy document will stress...
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Leader: Academia has key role in Middle East peace
Last Sunday's suicide bombing in Tel Aviv was an act of undeniable atrocity, and Israel's response might have been swift and terrible. Instead, it banned Palestinian diplomats from travelling to the...
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Will rich ideas tackle a very poor show?
With a new strategy for HE imminent, Geoff Layer kicks off four pages on issues it will address with a look at efforts to recruit more working-class students. Forty years on from the Robbins report,...
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All human life under one roof
In its 250th year, the British Museum faces cash worries, accusations of complacency and questions about its use of its remarkable collections, but its director tells Huw Richards that it remains one...
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They're called dumb, materialistic sexual predators - but millions are dyeing to join them
Blonde women have been stereotyped for decades - centuries even - but their numbers have been rising, says Faye Hammill. "Roger said he had gone to a cocktail party and, when he walked in, there were...
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A tale of two students
The government is keen to get more students from "non-traditional" backgrounds into university but what happens once they are there? Is their experience equal to that of those from more affluent...
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How do a rhino and a professor reverse a life of underachievement?
Universities are being told to improve their social mix, but what can they do when early years exert such influence on life chances, Chris Bunting asks. Education secretary Charles Clarke has had...
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Modernise academics? Ministers can go to blazes
First it was firefighters, now it's academia's turn - a pay rise with strings. But will the army be sent in to take on teaching and research if the deal is rejected, wonders Valerie Atkinson....