German palates slow to adapt to Bologna's quick-cook recipe
Ten years on, EU-wide menu of reforms continues to stir debate. Frances Mechan-Schmidt reports
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NATIONAL CENTRE FOR THE REPLACEMENT, REFINEMENT AND REDUCTION OF ANIMALS IN RESEARCH - NC3RSProject grants• Award winner: Jan-Ulrich Kreft• Institution: University of Birmingham• Value: £266,197eGUT...
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Working on borrowed time?
Librarians fear redundancy as open access alters role of academic collections. Matthew Reisz writes
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News in brief
Digital humanitiesNo-holds BardA large-scale digital resource whose first tranche covers the writings of "Shakespeare and his immediate contemporaries, antecedents and successors" has been launched...
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Publishers tap education to combat drop in print sales
David Matthews investigates attempts to entice students as next-generation subscribers
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Decent exposure
Research data published online must be accessible to allow scrutiny by other academics if we are to prevent fraud, says Geoffrey Boulton
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Peer pressure
The journal review system's lack of transparency worries Stephen Mumford
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Elite feel pinch of AAB shortfall
Institutions lose students and funds as admissions policy backfires. John Morgan and Jack Grove write
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Stealth fighters rail against concentration on the quiet
Brickbats for additional £10 million in open-access cash aimed at big boys. Paul Jump writes
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Faith and hope in £2 billion of charity by 2022
Charitable donations to universities could treble to £2 billion a year within a decade if institutions continue to invest in fundraising, a report has claimed.The Review of Philanthropy in Higher...
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PhD teaching quid pro quo without the quid (or goes)
UEL students' open letter signals wider problems with provision. Elizabeth Gibney reports
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Pendulum stops as St Mary's drops hypnosis
The UK's only undergraduate degree course in hypnosis has been scrapped after an investigation by regulators revealed serious problems with teaching and assessment.St Mary's University College...
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Wired campus key to student recruitment
Universities are under increasing pressure to offer incoming students access to state-of-the-art technology because of the increased fees they are being asked to pay, according to a report published...
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Deficit puts pension scheme in jeopardy
Experts predict 'unsustainable' USS fund will close within 10 years. Jack Grove reports
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Institution denies taking tougher line on academics who 'under-perform'
Union claims Birmingham introduced new regime without consultation. Paul Jump writes