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Research councilsRestructure aims to save grantsThe Science and Technology Facilities Council will be restructured in a move that, it is hoped, will protect grants for astronomers and physicists in...
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The week in higher education
The oft-repeated claim that things have got so bad in British science that Stephen Hawking is leaving for greener pastures abroad re-emerged on 3 March. The Daily Mail said the professor of physics...
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Overseas students happier, but still cold
Noise and lack of bedding are among the problems faced by those from abroad. John Morgan reports
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My, how you've grown
The Bologna Process covers 46 countries and 30 million students, but fundamental issues remain, says Anne Corbett
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Students swear by module of 'obscenely hard' work
Professor who practises what he preaches sees class enrolment soar. Rebecca Attwood reports
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Protests as Kent says goodbye to 'weakest links'
The University of Kent is making up to 11 academics compulsorily redundant, including four professors in its School of Biosciences, on the grounds that their research and teaching performance is not...
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HR is surprise area of interdisciplinary strength
For academics wary of managerialism, it may come as a shock to learn that "human resources management and public policy" is the UK's strongest area of interdisciplinary research.An analysis by the...
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Wales wants governors not cheerleaders
Reviews foreshadow change in the governance and shape of sector and HEFCW. Hannah Fearn reports
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#loveHE: The academy trek: a transformative journey into a world of potential
Sir Patrick Stewart describes the delights of higher education, the dangers it faces and how Huddersfield lured him home
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Daytime TV: Realm of the senses
The web is a force for good - or not, learns Gary Day. Are young people distracted or thinking differently?
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Top institutions in materials science
Data provided by Thomson Reuters from its Essential Science Indicators database, January 1999-October 2009
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Work less: save more
Proposals by the University of Sheffield that academics adopt a shorter working week have been enthusiastically endorsed by our vice-chancellor.He told our reporter Keith Ponting (45 hours) that...
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From our cold, dead hands
America's gun culture is a symptom of its deep political malaise, says Alan Ryan
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Research intelligence: 'High-level oversight'
Adrian Smith tells Zoë Corbyn about BIS' move to seek the sector's advice when allocating the science budget
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