Wendy Purcell ‘did not seek board approval’ for chairs
Statement from university spells out v-c’s involvement in project
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UK and Ireland rated best for overseas applicant service
Universities in the UK and Ireland are the best in the world on informing international students about degree course information, a new study claims.
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Plymouth defends '£150k spend on seven chairs'
Plymouth University has defended plans to spend a reported £150,000 on seven chairs to be used at graduation ceremonies.
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Scottish universities respond to 'No' vote
Universities Scotland will “continue to work closely” with the Scottish and UK governments on funding and policy following today’s referendum result.
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THE podcast: 18-24 September 2014 issue review
Download the podcastPension reforms, the 2015 Times Higher Education Best University Workplace Survey and problems with postgraduate funding are all up for discussion in the latest THE issue review...
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Campus close-up: University of Cambridge
No college, no problem. Institution aims to turn heads of international researchers with high-quality accommodation
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THE’s Best University Workplace Survey 2015: take part
How good is your working life? Tell us your experiences in our online audit
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News in brief
Disabled Students’ AllowanceClark delays cuts until 2016The government has postponed controversial cuts to the Disabled Students’ Allowance until 2016-17. Greg Clark, the universities, science and...
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The week in higher education
The University of Nottingham’s vice-chancellor will look for answers after fire destroyed a £20 million chemistry laboratory
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18 September 2014
Beyond reach - How can postgraduate funding be fixed?
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Milton and the People, by Paul Hammond
Willy Maley praises a beautifully written account of the poet’s disaffection with the masses
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Thinking Big: How the Evolution of Social Life Shaped the Human Mind, by Clive Gamble, John Gowlett and Robin Dunbar
Simon Underdown extols a study that looks beyond stones and bones to understand how the past shaped the brain
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Reshaping the University: The Rise of the Regulated Market in Higher Education, by David Palfreyman and Ted Tapper
Joanna Williams reviews the latest commentary on the commercialisation of higher education
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The English Civil War: A Military History, by Peter Gaunt
A comprehensive but compact new history of the war is reviewed by R. C. Richardson
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