UK public funding on R&D holds up despite austerity
Plunging MoD research spend compensated for over past decade by rising research council budget
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Hefce to ask for data on outcomes of access and attainment schemes
Lack of evidence is ‘increasingly untenable’ with TEF gaining traction, says funding council
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Zero-hour numbers still unclear despite year-long study
Unions and universities divided over extent of ‘casualisation’ despite major joint initiative
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Elite’s building spree hides capital spending crisis
New report highlights fears that UK could lose out to international competitors
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Laurie Taylor – 23 July 2015
The official weekly newsletter of the University of Poppleton. Finem respice!
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A simplified recipe for Bologna
The reforms have caused rigidity and bloat. Stefan Kühl thinks a boiled-down approach is needed
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University autonomy: not the only principle we should defend
Self-governance is a must for the sector, but we must use it to engage with wider society’s concerns, argues Matthew Andrews
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Sexism: pervasive in the academy?
As more women push on the ‘sticky door’, Paula Nicolson reflects on her own experiences over three decades
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Academics’ digs: chambers of horror?
Felipe Fernández-Armesto upgrades his view on accommodation for visiting scholars after a trip to Santander
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Grant winners – 23 July 2015
A round-up of recent recipients of research council cash
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Seeing Like a Rover: How Robots, Teams and Images Craft Knowledge of Mars, by Janet Vertesi
Conversations at Nasa reveal the words behind every picture of the Red Planet, says Monica Grady
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The Rise and Fall of Classical Greece, by Josiah Ober
P. J. Rhodes on a study investigating how the ancient civilisation reached its zenith
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Romantic Outlaws: The Extraordinary Lives of Mary Wollstonecraft and Mary Shelley, by Charlotte Gordon
Valerie Sanders on a moving dual biography of two feminist icons
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Piled Higher and Deeper, by Jorge Cham – 23 July 2015
Comic conclusions on the world of doctoral study