Nick Constantinou, 1960-2015
A talented physicist who moved into finance and then returned to academia to create major programmes at Essex Business School has died
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Campus close-up: UCL Institute of Education
A research network that links schools with higher education institutions is demonstrating the positive impact the sector can have on teaching
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Age concern and parliamentary political correctness
How one academic stood up for fact in an error-strewn world
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EU benefits without club tie
The UK’s universities indeed benefit from European research funding. But this funding is not dependent on membership of the European Union (“Universities UK to ramp up EU campaign”, 8 May).Norway,...
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‘Everything in the world is about sex’
Twenty-five years after its publication, Camille Paglia’s Sexual Personae is still an energising ‘cultural bible’
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UK is a knockout performer on pound-for-pound basis
GDP-adjusted ranking of global higher education systems puts British system near top
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Third of casual staff struggling to pay rent, UCU poll finds
Survey details the financial and personal costs of casualisation in higher education
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Wes Streeting MP: we captured the spirit of ambition of those voting
The former president of the National Union of Students explains how his background helped Labour take Ilford North from the Tories
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Build yourself up; you won’t be the only one to benefit
Juan Manuel Mora on what makes a university’s reputation
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News in brief – 21 May 2015
Salary negotiationsFinal pay offer on the tableEmployers have made a final offer of a 1 per cent pay increase for university staff next year, with an additional rise for the lowest-paid set to ensure...
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PhD: is the doctoral thesis obsolete?
Should the foundations of a 21st-century academic career still be built on the traditional model?
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Report says accounting rules now drive policy in higher education
Hepi document envisages harsher repayment terms for students and loan book sold at a loss
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UCL could link promotion and internationalisation activities
University considers rewarding staff who help with global goals as it moves from a branch campus model towards a network of partnerships
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Ask teacherbot: are robots the answer?
A digital tool created by the University of Edinburgh uses Twitter to engage with Mooc learners
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Rejected MA was too critical of white establishment, says academic
Black scholar at UCL claims that he lost out on a permanent job after his proposed course ‘scared’ the academy