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This 17th-century door was recovered from the gatehouse at Bath Spa University's Newton Park campus and is now on show at the institution.

This 17th-century door was recovered from the gatehouse at Bath Spa University's Newton Park campus and is now on show at the institution.
EIS points finger over professorial post and key individuals' excessive power, writes Hannah Fearn
A heightened consumer culture among students under a new fees regime will mean more demands on administrators, a conference heard.Delegates at the Association of University Administrators London...
Impact pilot case studies give scant guidance as they bear little relation to most departments' output, argues Peter Barry

William Evans argues that UUK cannot represent a fragmented academy, as competing interests require special-interest groups
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Brian Cox has revealed that he was taken to task for describing astrology as "a load of rubbish" on a BBC show, but the mild-mannered physicist stuck to his guns. Presenting the RTS Huw Wheldon...

Research council pleased by fewer grant bids and higher success rate. Paul Jump writes
As Parliament prepares to vote on the future of tuition fees, the chair of council at one of England's elite universities has said publicly that his institution is looking at using income from future...
Students step up campaign against coalition plans before Parliament sits. Rebecca Attwood reports
The University of Sheffield's lowest-paid, mainly female, workers may ballot for strike action over plans to shut down their final-salary pensions.Sheffield wants to go further than other...
By keeping universities strong, fees reform offers hope to young, minister tells John Morgan

Biggest gulf in public sector leads head of review to call for limit to halt 'arms race' in top pay. John Morgan writes
Counter-intuitive conclusion may be tip of the iceberg, study warns. Matthew Reisz reports
Part-time students will only have access to loans to cover their fees if they are taking first degrees under proposals for England that would rule out hundreds of thousands of people.An impact...