Government policy is blind to big picture in global rankings
Scholar says data analysis flags up risks of moving toward US-style sector, writes John Morgan
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Indian warnings of 'bankrupt' UK universities elicit strong denial from UUK
When mass-market newspapers in India run headlines such as "UK varsities go bankrupt", alarm bells sound for vice-chancellors.That headline appeared on the website of India's City Journal newspaper...
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Imperial confirms exit from CaSE
Institution redirects £3K lobby group subscription to support 'core activities'. Paul Jump reports
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Radio waves of subversion
Scholar 'disrupts hierarchy' and combines theory and practice live on air. Matthew Reisz listens in
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News in brief
'Exam howlers' competitionCan 'anus crimes' be beaten?It is that time of year when the pile of marking grows ever larger, which can mean only one thing: the return of Times Higher Education's annual...
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UCL outsourcing plan may break law, union says
University College London plans to outsource all its cleaning and security services, but a union claims the "potentially illegal" move would harm the institution's lowest-paid staff and the quality...
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Orwell 2.0? De Montfort proposes wi-fi surveillance
NUS says students would 'baulk' at automated attendance monitoring. John Morgan reports
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Inglorious revolution
Tier 4 reforms discriminate against the private sector and give the QAA too much power, Geoffrey Alderman warns
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Postgraduate pool set to dry up as feverish coalition feels the heat
High student debt and higher costs will discourage applicants from further study, with disastrous consequences, argues Gareth Thomas
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Oil on troubled waters
Calm down Vince: Lord Browne is ready to kick-start the stuttering engine of university reform. Rob Cuthbert imagines the possibilities
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Business & management round-up
The Marketing Century: How Marketing Drives Business and Shapes SocietyEditor: Jeremy KourdiEdition: FirstPublisher: John Wiley & SonsPages: 280Price: £19.99ISBN 9780470660157Drawing on input...
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Computer science round-up
Software Engineering: Modern ApproachesAuthors: Eric J. Braude and Michael E. BernsteinEdition: Second revisedPublisher: John Wiley & SonsPages: 782Price: £46.99ISBN 9780471692089Fully revised...
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Economics round-up
Econometric Analysis of Cross Section and Panel DataAuthor: Jeffrey M. WooldridgeEdition: SecondPublisher: MIT PressPages: 1,096Price: £49.95ISBN 9780262232586This second edition aims to offer a...
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Mathematics & Physics round-up
Asymptotic Analysis of Differential EquationsAuthor: Roscoe WhiteEdition: SecondPublisher: Imperial College PressPages: 432Price: £74.00 and £36.00ISBN 9781848166073 and 6080White offers the...
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Nursing round-up
Fundamental Aspects of Legal, Ethical and Professional Issues in NursingAuthors: Sally Carvalho, Maggie Reeves and Jacquie OrfordEdition: SecondPublisher: Quay BooksPages: 112Price: £15.99ISBN...