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Global rankings system methodology reflects universities’ core missions
Survey methods and analysis refined to give clarity on performance, writes Phil Baty
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UK is slipping behind its OECD rivals
The UK is falling farther behind its competitors on higher education spending and graduation rates.
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‘HR excellence’ is boost for universities and researchers
Nine UK universities have been recognised by the European Commission for their efforts to improve working conditions and career-development opportunities for research staff. The institutions have...
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PhD: the gateway to employment
The time and effort spent gaining a PhD is repaid handsomely in excellent career prospects, according to research presented at the Vitae researcher development conference today.A study of doctoral...
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Recession hits US private fundraising, but others do better
As alumni donations to US universities plummet, Canada and Asia forge ahead. Hannah Fearn writes
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And now for something completely different, Wolverhampton v-c decides
The vice-chancellor of the University of Wolverhampton is to retire next summer as she feels it is “time to do something else” after 40 years of full-time work.Caroline Gipps, who was appointed by...
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Book of the Week: The Moment of Caravaggio
Alex Danchev takes a thrilling ride that immerses the reader in the work of Caravaggio but bypasses his infamous personal life
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The Reformation of the English Parish Church
On the eve of the Reformation, Lucy Wooding is struck by the evidence of popular piety
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Sophistication: A Literary and Cultural History
'Sophistication' eludes definition, and yet provocatively invites us to pursue, capture and possess it." So Faye Hammill begins her fascinating and engaging study of the je ne sais quoi of...
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The Canon: Outwitting the Gestapo by Lucie Aubrac
In this, the 70th anniversary year of Charles de Gaulle's appeal to the French people to continue their fight against the occupying Germans, it is timely to review one of the most important books...
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DIY U: Edupunks, Edupreneurs and the Coming Transformation of Higher Education
Francisco Ramirez sizes up a bold bootstrap-and-technology bid to fix the 'broken' US academy
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Destination of the Species: The Riddle of Human Existence
When people joke about the meaning of life, it is a sure sign they are fretful. Is life driven by point and purpose, or is it a chaotic, rudderless and aimless flux? Was Shakespeare's ruminating...
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Slapped by the Invisible Hand: The Panic of 2007
Victoria Bateman believes this analysis of the banking crisis could help prevent a repetition
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Born into a Dream: EuroFaculty and the Council of the Baltic Sea States
In 1996 I was invited by the Council of the Baltic Sea States to chair a committee of Western European political scientists, economists and lawyers charged with the task of inspecting and evaluating...