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JapanQuake costs universities billionsFour Japanese universities have estimated that the damage caused to them by the earthquake earlier this year will total ¥90 billion (£679 million). According to...
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A gift too far? Questions are asked about donor's terms
Academics claim that big corporate giver is allowed to vet professors, reports John Morgan
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China's basic science takes great leap forward
A newly released study suggests that the huge increase in Chinese research output is starting to be matched by a similar rise in the quality of its basic science.
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Grant winners
LEVERHULME TRUSTResearch Project GrantsHumanities• Award winner: Simon Hillson• Institution: University College London• Value: £101,806Do larger molars and robust jaws in early hominins represent...
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Fears that Willetts' hellish week may leave debate in limbo
'Knee-jerk' reactions to minister's musings endanger sector, v-cs claim. Simon Baker writes
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Slay the middle-class shibboleth: academy has become a 'rite of passage'
Going to university has become a "middle-class shibboleth" that reinforces social divisions and prevents the poor from accessing higher education to improve their life chances.To remedy the situation...
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War possible as USS battle is lost
UCU to ballot over 'seriously disruptive action' as employers get their way. John Morgan reports
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Journals are 'marketing arm' for drug firms, says BMJ editor
Journals are rightly seen as the "marketing arm of the pharmaceutical industry", according to the editor-in-chief of the British Medical Journal.
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STFC chief criticised on space-saving cuts
MPs find council out of touch with researchers, with science suffering as a result, writes Paul Jump
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Governance and finances top the agenda in devolved administrations
Post-election focus will be on management and funding gap with England. Hannah Fearn reports
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V-c may challenge UKBA for staining reputation
A vice-chancellor is considering legal action against the UK Border Agency over the damage she said her university has suffered because of its "disproportionate" action.
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Google leads search for humanities PhD graduates
Stuck in the 'valley of death'? There's always a place at Silicon Valley. Matthew Reisz reports
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Senator calls for scholar's head over expert testimony
The role of academics as expert witnesses has come under scrutiny after an Australian politician called for a professor to be sacked over his role in a high-profile murder trial.
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School swallows merger medicine
Council backs School of Pharmacy's union with UCL despite 'vociferous' opposition, writes Simon Baker
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Visa rules sparked price cuts
Official says UKBA is investigating reduced-price places for foreign students. Sarah Cunnane reports