Little Britain must expand
If the academy is to survive, it needs domestic support to take the offensive internationally, argues Anthony Seldon
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The week in higher education
The "hardest exam in the world", in which the cream of Oxford graduates are challenged to write for three hours about a single word, has been dropped. For almost a century the exam has been set as...
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Willetts: I come not to impose, but to distil
Universities minister wants to learn from and work with sector, but cuts beckon. John Morgan writes
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Lib Dem division on fees abolition
Party leaders think election pledge is 'nonsense', UUK chief executive claims. John Morgan reports
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Cleared but under a cloud, lecturer ignites freedom row
Academic caused offence by showing a paper on bats' sexual practices, writes Hannah Fearn
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Editor sacked as journal introduces peer review
The editor-in-chief of the controversial journal Medical Hypotheses has been sacked.Bruce Charlton, professor of theoretical medicine at the University of Buckingham, was dismissed as editor after...
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Mission groups call for higher fees
NUS and UCU dissent as sector argues for a greater graduate contribution. Rebecca Attwood reports
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V-c dismisses pay demands as 'irrelevant' in face of cuts
Institutions must explain to staff the implications of the severe reductions. John Morgan reports
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#loveHE
As part of our #loveHE campaign, Times Higher Education has asked followers on Twitter to tell us why they love the academyThis week's tweet of the week is:You know you #loveHE too much when govt...
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Students forced to end sit-in, but vow to fight on
Philosophy students at Middlesex University have ended a sit-in protest over the closure of their courses after management took out a High Court injunction against them.About 50 protesters began an...
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Kiwi centre had a 'valuable' role, review finds
There is demand and need for the Centre for New Zealand Studies in London, according to a review instigated after the decision to close it.The centre at Birkbeck, University of London was set up in...
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Participation is widening, just not at the elite end
New research shows stalled progress in access to selective institutions. Rebecca Attwood reports
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Daytime TV: Running on empty
Gary Day looks into the psyche of the troubled detective Luther, a man trying to escape his past
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