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Market grows in strength as states run out of cash
Conference speakers say private solutions needed to cope with demand. Phil Baty reports from Doha
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Midfielder trumps fields winner on the guest list
The diminishing stature of academics in the eyes of the public was highlighted at the World Innovation Summit for Education.Georges Haddad, director of the higher education division at the United...
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Daytime TV: The beauty in art
Gary Day is transfixed by the intensity of Coptic art but finds the avant-garde more prosaic
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Top nations in computer science
Data provided by Thomson Reuters from its Essential Science Indicators, January 1999-June 2009
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My eureka moment: The wake-up call
A dream about Bartôk brought Malcolm Gillies his conceptual breakthrough, although it would take him another five years to finish writing it down
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Global revolution
A radical change is taking place in universities around the world as fast-expanding private provision offers access to millions of new students. Is this a threat to the traditional sector and to...
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Welcome to our consumers
Student satisfaction will be the arena where private and public universities will have to compete, reports Hannah Fearn
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The American lesson: How to be top
Ivy League institutions rose to greatness only after being cut off from state aid and meddling, says Terence Kealey
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Hopes are high that the President is 'singing their song'
The private education sector in the US is in buoyant mood, seeing good prospects both at home and abroad, reports Jon Marcus
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26 November 2009
In tune with the times - Can the private and public players harmonise?
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Fears over future of science ring-fence
At a cross-party debate, both Labour and Conservative representatives set off warning bells about whether science funding will be maintained at its current levels. Zoë Corbyn reports
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Task forces to probe academy-industry relations
CIHE launches groups as part of revamped remit. Hannah Fearn reports
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The insecure scholar: Do the hustle
Efforts to climb several rungs of the career ladder at once
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Selective publication of hacked emails is ‘mischievous’, says East Anglia
More than 1,000 documents relating to climate change research have been stolen from the university and published online. Zoë Corbyn reports