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The deputy vice-chancellor of Kingston University has been appointed vice-chancellor of the University of Lincoln. Mary Stuart, who takes up the post in November, was previously pro vice-chancellor...
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Employment tribunalSacking of ex-convict 'justified'The University of Manchester was justified in sacking a research-contracts officer who failed to declare a fraud conviction, an employment tribunal...
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Don't get too hung up on the "impact" of research - academics really need to think much more broadly about the marketisation of their work. Dan Stern, an innovation-communication specialist, argues...
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Man with two brains' vision for life under Cameron
Teaching is top of David Willetts' agenda for a Tory-ruled academy. Melanie Newman reports
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Original features
Part of the largest university accommodation project in the UK, the eco-residences at Lancaster University's County and Grizedale Colleges provide 800 rooms for students.Designed by Leeds-based...
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Lecturers receive bar-code scanners to take register
Staff complain of being given time-consuming 'housekeeping' duties. Melanie Newman reports
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Aberdeen overhaul aims to increase breadth of study
Curriculum aspires to produce the flexible students demanded by industry. Hannah Fearn reports
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Nobel cause: Bangladesh and scotland to reap the benefits of team-up
Glasgow Caledonian University is establishing a health and social equality research department in Scotland and a centre for nursing in Bangladesh in partnership with Muhammad Yunus, the Nobel...
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Get out and join the city life
US universities are part of the fabric of their communities. Robin Hambleton says UK institutions should emulate them
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Academy strikes back: the fight for 'useless' knowledge starts here
Scholars have too long acquiesced to policy agendas. They must reassert the value of scholarship for its own sake, argues Claire Fox
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The week in higher education
The policy of charging lower top-up fees than almost every other university has cost Leeds Metropolitan University £10 million in lost earnings. Speaking on 24 September, Geoff Hitchins, chief...
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'Radical change' is needed to reassure public on standards
Hefce report places communication at heart of proposals to build trust. Rebecca Attwood writes
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The mirth-making candidate? Peep Show star's REF critique the right stuff for councils
He has made his name as a cutting-edge comedian in hit television shows such as Channel 4's Peep Show.But now David Mitchell, one half of the comedy duo Mitchell and Webb, is being spoken of as...
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A bar too far? Drunkenness off duty won't do
It may not constitute a grave threat to academic freedom, but the freedom of academics to get drunk in their own time is being curtailed at Cardiff University.A new policy that warns against drunken...
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The Xbox factor: gaming's role in future assessment
Computer games offer 'authentic' test of creativity, says Gloucestershire v-c. Melanie Newman reports