Exposed and vulnerable
The title could describe the feelings of overseas students in Australia and also the universities that enrol them. Phil Baty examines how violence against foreigners has put institutions' reliance on...
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Preliminary measures
After an earlier plan was scrapped by an incoming Labor government, Australia is finally set to launch its scheme to assess the quality of all academic departments. Zoë Corbyn reports
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The meaning of life
You don't have to be a devout believer to study the Bible - its insights into the human condition are enlightening for everyone, writes Dale Salwak
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22 April 2010
The campus vote - Students and academics ramp up for a show of political clout
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Staff in capital call for strikes
UCU ballots produce majorities backing industrial action at UCL and Westminster. John Morgan reports
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There is such a thing as sociology at Birmingham
Plan to scrap the subject is dropped along with threat of compulsory redundancies. John Morgan reports
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Take the heat out of trial by fire
Tara Brabazon offers 10 tips to make doctoral candidates’ oral examinations less of an ordeal
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Terminal diagnosis for UCL’s history of medicine centre
Wellcome Trust-funded unit set to close within two years. Zoë Corbyn reports
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Plans turn to ashes
Scholars stranded by volcanic eruption think creatively as travel mayhem affects the academy. Sarah Cunnane reports
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Further dilution of homeopathy offerings
Robert Gordon scraps CAM course due to lack of interest. Zoë Corbyn reports
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Lost children of the audit revolution
Once upon a time, the academy saw its role as subjecting prevailing ideologies to a critical eye. But after decades of political pressure, it has surrendered its independence and lost its soul,...
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University Alliance’s latest member
Glasgow Caledonian exits Million+ to join other ‘business-focused universities’ with matching values. Melanie Newman reports
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Scholar pens Green Party manifesto
Keele lecturer’s work calls for end to tuition fees and a ban on animal experiments. Melanie Newman reports
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Fewer dropouts, more state students
Hesa figures show modest changes in vital indices. Rebecca Attwood reports
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Singh triumphant
Science writer counts the costs as British Chiropractic Association abandons libel claim. Zoë Corbyn reports