The best investment is in stakeholders, not shareholders
Aldwyn Cooper, head of Regent's College, explains why he has no plans to turn a profit if the institution gets degree-awarding powers
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Open-access publishingWhite House petition hits targetA petition asking the Obama administration to implement an open-access mandate for all publicly funded research has reached the required number...
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Let us count the ways, sharpish
Elite to put a price on their greatness, rather than having it thrust upon them, writes Elizabeth Gibney
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Put that very nice £7bn cushion to work, Barclays tells the UK sector
'Conservative' client group must invest to continue outstanding performance. John Morgan reports
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Grant winners
NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH RESEARCHHealth Services and Delivery Research programme• Award winner: Rachel O'Hara• Institution: University of Sheffield• Value: £168,690Decision-making and safety in...
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From 'anarchy' to tragedy
Greece's academy is long overdue for reform, Giorgos Vavouranakis says, but Law 4009's discredited neoliberalism is not the answer
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Private providers set to go head to head with universities on places
Government set to cap loans and bring alternative providers under QAA scrutiny. David Matthews writes
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The $99 question: could this be the future of open-access publishing?
A new open-access journal that will allow researchers to publish a paper every year for a one-off fee of just $99 (£64) has prompted hopes that a more competitive market in open-access fees may soon...
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Overseas-student growth to tail off
Sky's not the limit for international recruitment, British Council report cautions. Jack Grove writes
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Multidisciplinary study gets 'lip service', not cash
It is still difficult to win funding grants for interdisciplinary study from the UK's research councils despite "lip service" to the contrary because academics who assess proposals are "nervous"...
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A drop in the ocean
A Welsh-language version of a film documentary that followed a team of Swansea University glaciologists on a field trip to Greenland had its premiere last week.
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That information is no longer classified
Scholars join up as veil of secrecy lifts, outgoing MoD chief scientific adviser tells Elizabeth Gibney
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Cheating disputes quadruple - and that's just 'tip of the iceberg'
Complaints over penalties a growing concern for the sector, says OIA. Jack Grove reports
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State-school entrants: the Oxbridge boat race on access waters
Throughout most of the 20th century, student intake from state schools was generally higher at the University of Oxford than at the University of Cambridge, although the latter overtook its ancient...
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Hunt disrupted as congress rejects reforms
Four-to-one stand against general secretary's plans. Jack Grove reports from Manchester