Prime minister talks tough on student visa ‘abuse’
Comments follow huge hike in net migration figures
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THE podcast: 21-27 May 2015 issue review
Download the podcastThe financial difficulties facing university staff on fixed-term or casualised contracts, the future of the doctoral thesis, and the UK’s performance in a global higher education...
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An effective response to a dystopian vision
What does the recent general election result presage for UK higher education (“Stand by for deeper cuts, higher fees and a battle over Europe”, News, 14 May)? It means a continuation of recent course...
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The Russell of Spring
Laurie Taylor's weekly bulletin from the University of Poppleton
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The week in higher education – 21 May 2015
Jo Johnson, the new universities and science minister, is yet to set out his stall in the media since being appointed on 11 May. A spokesman at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills dead...
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What’s casually cast aside?
Insecure employment takes a toll on individuals, but its effects may also cut to the very core of universities and their missions
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Sir Adrian Webb called back to reflect on direction of Glyndwr University
Review group to reconvene over future of higher education in North Wales
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Lebanese academy aims to close gulf with ‘culture of innovation’
Institutions seek new ways to halt exodus of country’s scholars
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Study reveals misery of overseas scholars ‘living the dream’
Many of the Italian researchers interviewed said they were unhappy working abroad
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Surprising responses to Hamlet Africa tour
Researcher finds reactions to Shakespeare performance vary wildly across continent
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Chile's universities set for some turmoil on long road to reform
Bumps are expected in decade-long shift away from market-based system
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Carbon-free Soas
Paul Webley calls on the academy to follow the institution’s lead and divest from fossil fuels
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Fairy tales and all that filth
Is updating children’s literature censorship or sensible? asks Sally Feldman
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How to Clone a Mammoth: The Science of De-extinction, by Beth Shapiro
Work to bring creatures back from the dead is a tale of wonder and warning, writes Tiffany Taylor