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17 March 2011
Matter of conviction - Academic judgement: the sine qua non of scholarly life
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Durham joins Ā£9,000 club
Durham University has become the latest member of the 1994 Group to announce that it plans to charge the maximum undergraduate tuition fee allowed in 2012.
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Draft defamation bill given cautious welcome by libel reform campaigners
Campaigners have welcomed the publication by the government of its draft defamation bill, but have warned that it does not go far enough to protect the freedom of expression of academics, scientists...
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Oxford confirms it plans to charge Ā£9k fees
The University of Oxford has confirmed that it plans to charge tuition fees of Ā£9,000 a year from 2012-13, but it has also announced a package of support for poor students.
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Inside Higher Ed: The professorās night job
By Dan Berrett, for Inside Higher Ed
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V-cs could lose pay if they fail to do a good job
Vice-chancellors could lose up to 10 per cent of their salaries if they fail to do their job properly under new plans to establish fair pay in the public sector.
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Visa changes could cost UK dear, says UUK head
The governmentās proposed changes to the student visa system could cause economic damage to the UK by destroying jobs in higher education and beyond, the head of Universities UK has warned.
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Just for men: brickbats for Leeds over Arabian night
The University of Leeds has been accused of breaching its own equality policies by agreeing to hold a men-only alumni event in Saudi Arabia.
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China is hungry for international students and campuses
China āwants your studentsā and is keen to host more satellite campuses, a government official has told the higher education world.
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Unwelcome mat: British Council warning over visa messages
The UK government has been warned that a policy of restricting student visas ālaunched purely for the domestic marketā would damage the country's higher education sector internationally.
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āFragmented and damagingā: Million+ takes aim at coalition approach to internationalisation
Englandās universities could fall behind their US and Australian competitors because of ādeeply damagingā government policies, institutions have warned at the start of a major international education...
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Say it loud: Iām a ranker and Iām proud
Rankings can be a positive force in higher education, says Phil Baty in his speech from Going Global 2011
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World Reputation Rankings 2011 methodology
Ā Behind the numbers The Times Higher Education World Reputation Rankings are a subsidiary of the annual World University Rankings, and they are based entirely on the results of a worldwide survey of...
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World University Rankings 2010-11 methodology
Robust, transparent and sophisticated Phil Baty explains how in-depth consultation with the global academic community has produced the most exact and relevant world rankings yet devised It is, of...