New discipline calls for an end to second-class male
Male studies will help fight 'pervasive misandry' in society, say scholars. Matthew Reisz reports
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THE World University Rankings
According to Janez Potocnik, former European Commissioner for science and research, world university rankings are now used by politicians "as a measurement of their nation's economic strength and...
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Overseas briefing
United StatesPay up and play the gameCalifornia's hard-up state universities are diverting funds meant for classrooms and students to cover land deals and construction projects, according to reports...
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Ailing sector hopes for financial transplant
Healthcare reforms could offer shot in the arm to the academy's balance sheet. Jon Marcus reports
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Grant winners
ARTS AND HUMANITIES RESEARCH COUNCILDigital Equipment and Database Enhancement for Impact schemeAward winner: G.P. EarlInstitution: University of SouthamptonValue: £232,575Reflectance-transformation...
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Blog confidential: Course oblivion
Each week, Dr Margot Feelbetter poses a dilemma and offers advice for readers to respond to online
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Appointments
University of CambridgeShankar BalasubramanianLife could have turned out very differently for Shankar Balasubramanian. The University of Cambridge chemist has carved out a prestigious career in the...
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Your sporting chance
Universities offer students a priceless opportunity to stay fit and active, says Olympic silver medallist Heather Fell
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Europe, know thyself: social science solutions to the biggest problems
Demand is growing for the discipline's insights, but what does it need to meet it? Roderick Floud calls for tools to finish the job
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Warwick's support staff to lose defined benefit scheme
Growing fund deficit leads to reforms criticised for creation of a 'two-tier' system. John Morgan writes
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It's terminal for integrated medicine diploma
The University of Buckingham is to withdraw accreditation from a postgraduate diploma in integrated medicine less than a year after it was validated by the institution.The U-turn comes after concerns...
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News in brief
ResearchQuantitative is qualitativeSociologists in the UK must work harder to use quantitative research methods in their work, according to a review of the discipline's standing on the world stage....
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MPs usher in new era of fair play
Academy's 'liberal complacency' under fire as equality bill progresses. Rebecca Attwood writes
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Hot papers in immunology
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The week in higher education
The brilliant University Challenge contestant who becomes an unlikely heart-throb is now a regular fixture on the news merry-go-round. So too are stories about the disappointment that awaited...