How can we make UK higher education sustainable?
Universities need a new funding model, say Andrei E. Ruckenstein, Mark E. Smith and Nicola C. Owen, who want academics to take the lead in tackling the problem
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Laurie Taylor ā 25 February 2016
The official weekly newsletter of the University of Poppleton. Finem respice!
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Grant winners ā 25 February 2016
A round-up of recent recipients of research council cash
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Peopleās memories of university are no basis for the TEF
What lessons are there for public policy from anecdotes about āthe best years of your lifeā? asks Nick Hillman
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How to loosen the grip of independent schools on Oxbridge?
The odds on acceptance for pupils from comprehensives should force us to tackle interview bias and adopt quotas, says Anthony Costello
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Letās talk about wider cultural dialogue
Modern languages needs to become a broader interdisciplinary field unbound by national limits, argues Charles Burdett
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More hard work than magic
As one of the administrators mired in the greyness of bean-counting and space usage targets, I was entertained and inspired by Andrew W. Robinsonās suggestion to improve university timetabling (and...
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Whatās changed?
Your article āUnlimited student recruitment ātransformsā English universitiesā (News, 17 February) presents some dramatic examples from Ucas data on acceptances to make the case that the governmentās...
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Refugees left out
The University of Bathās letter about helping Syrian refugees requires some clarification (āHow to help Jordanā, Letters, 18 February). The letter lists five commitments to ābuild resilience in...