Surrey v-c given the nod as next UUK president
The next president of Universities UK will be University of Surrey vice-chancellor Sir Christopher Snowden after he was unopposed in the nominations process, it has been announced.
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Controversial BAS merger plans dropped
The Natural Environment Research Council has abandoned its controversial plans to merge the British Antarctic Survey with the National Oceanography Centre.
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Islamic liberal arts past seen as key to regional revival
Arab Spring nations must look back to advance, conference hears. Jack Grove reports from Madrid
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To soar like Airbus, craft a high-flying network
Universities should emulate the aircraft manufacturer Airbus in forming alliances in which partner institutions provide a single specialised element of a student's education rather than trying to...
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More help for depression, less help for despots: OIA
Mental health, plagiarism, GaddafiPhD on agenda at complaint resolution forum. Jack Grove writes
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Desire, discipline, disgust and that dreaded three-letter word
XXX meets XXL: Matthew Reisz on researchers getting the measure of sexuality and body size
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News in brief
AustraliaYou've got only 10 years leftAustralia's university model could become unviable in the next 10 to 15 years, according to a report by Ernst & Young. University of the Future: A Thousand...
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Grant winners
ACTION MEDICAL RESEARCHResearch grantsAward winner: Emyr Lloyd-EvansInstitution: Cardiff UniversityValue: £173,809Developing treatments for the rare genetic disorder Smith-Lemil-Opitz syndromeAward...
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College loses designations over 'registration malpractice' to gain funding
A for-profit college deliberately registered students on courses they did not wish to study, helping it to access around £750,000 of tuition fee payments backed by the taxpayer, according to the...
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Cause célèbre scholar queried Met managers
A psychology professor suspended after criticising university managers is to face a disciplinary hearing for alleged "gross misconduct".
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Firm chose haven, let's give it hell
Paper calls for boycott if publisher does not pay UK tax 'lost' after Swiss move. Paul Jump reports
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Elite embittered as Hefce decides to not risk calling time on audits
Funding chiefs shy away from White Paper plans for 'light-touch' regulation. John Morgan reports
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Willetts hands-on in the speech that never was
David Willetts put science and future technology at the heart of his vision of markets created by "strong and effective government" - in a speech that was never delivered.
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When does a data stream become a tsunami?
Could society be placing too much reliance on the quantity of information at its disposal when it should be equally focused on its accuracy?That is one of the key questions that will be asked by...
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News in brief
EU fundingDon't cut here, say award-winnersAn open letter from 42 Nobel laureates and five Fields medallists has warned governments in the European Union against cutting the organisation's future...