Tax's 'toxic' shock would poison fundraising stream
Graduate levy threatens academy's ability to raise cash from alumni, say critics. Hannah Fearn writes
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Asian business schools target Western students
Some of the biggest players in Asian business education are joining forces to target top prospective students from Europe and other Western markets.
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News in brief
Student experience: A better learning environmentTen universities have won support to help them improve the quality of the student-learning experience. Under the Higher Education Academy's Evidence-...
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Beware the two-year downsides
Report says short courses would harm research and make students less employable. John Morgan writes
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News in brief
Australia: Backing for young collaboratorsAffirmative action in favour of young research-grant applicants is among the recommendations made by a report on ways to increase international research...
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Cutbacks giving the academy lemons? Make lemonade
UCLA business school dean tells Sarah Cunnane how sector can cope with global retrenchment
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Framework cash goes further, but not far enough
The European Commission has poured EUR6.4 billion (£5.4 billion) into research and innovation, its largest annual investment to date.The funding, to be distributed to research councils, universities...
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WELLCOME TRUSTSIR HENRY WELLCOME POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPSThe Sir Henry Wellcome Postdoctoral Fellows for 2010 have each been provided with £250,000 in funding over a four-year period. This...
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#LoveHE: When music comes to mind
It wasn't just the clubbing: the psychology degree and skills gained at university come in handy as a DJ, says Nemone
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Paying for a course doesn't mean students can buy a degree
To maintain our high standards of education, we must enforce the most elemental requirement: attendance. Adrian Quinn writes
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Test of courage
A bleak film about a teenager's hopeless struggle to save her family is totally convincing, writes Duncan Wu
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The Week in Higher Education
The current debate over graduate tax has proved the old adage that a week is a long time in politics. Just days after the idea was mooted by Vince Cable, the Liberal Democrat business secretary, came...
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Fees 'deterrent'? Fears grow for UK's competitive edge
Average annual fees for foreign undergraduates surpass £10,000 barrier. John Morgan reports
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Global future: together alone
Warwick v-c envisages 'holding company' model for university partnerships. Simon Baker writes
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Ignorance lays Parliament open to 'nonsense debates'
Andrew Miller admits that busy MPs avoid science policy as it is too challenging. Paul Jump reports