Business firmly woven into the fabric of new framework
The Government's long-awaited strategy for the sector is out at last. Melanie Newman reports
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Bottom line: universities are still not completely engaged
Hannah Fearn reports on the hopes and fears raised at Times Higher's Employer Engagement conference"They face each other across the divide rather like young lovers, with a mixture of fascination and...
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Right where it belongs
Being part of BIS means science is now at the epicentre of Whitehall and government policy, says Lord Drayson
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ART AND DESIGN- Monument Wars: Washington, DC, the National Mall, and the Transformation of the Memorial LandscapeBy Kirk Savage, associate professor and chair of the department of art and...
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Putting the world back in working order
Engineering's decline in popularity could be reversed by showing potential students its power to tackle global challenges ranging from sustainability to energy security, says J.D. Turner
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ARTS AND DESIGN- The Cultural Aesthetics of Eighteenth-Century PorcelainEdited by Alden Cavanaugh, associate professor of art history, Indiana State University; and Michael E. Yonan, assistant...
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Trade Unions in a Neoliberal World: British Trade Unions under New Labour
An analysis of workers' alliances should engage more with workers themselves, says Sian Moore
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Sell, baby, sell – and remember Betamax
Dan Stern says that the marketisation of research means that academics must abandon the ivory tower and get down and dirty in the marketplace – or face obscurity
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News in brief
Business collaborationsJoint benefits explainedA new study will aim to develop a "deeper understanding" of why companies collaborate with universities. Sponsored by the research councils, the Council...
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Tapping the Riches of Science: Universities and the Promise of Economic Growth
The pressure to be economically relevant is more injurious than implied here, says Graham Farmelo
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Law roundup
The Dred Scott Case: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives on Race and LawEditors: David Thomas Konig, Paul Finkelman and Christopher Alan BraceyEdition: FirstPublisher: Ohio University PressPages...
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News in brief
Student financesScots must borrow to get byTwo thirds of Scottish students owe money to their friends and family, and more than half have taken on expensive commercial debt to fund their studies,...
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The Modern Girl Around the World: Consumption, Modernity and Globalization
Mary Evans agrees that the Western definition of female beauty has global economic significance
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CULTURAL STUDIES- Gay Suburban Narratives in American and British Culture: Homecoming QueensBy Martin Dines, lecturer in suburban and cultural studies, Kingston University. Palgrave Macmillan, £50.00...
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We don't want a return to disputes, so join us at the negotiating table
Sally Hunt says the UCU will do what it takes to get an equitable pay agreement with employers, if only they will come round and talk