Grants under threat as DIUS faces £100m cash shortfall
Whitehall blames a 'legacy problem' for the deficit. Zoe Corbyn and Melanie Newman report
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Ombudsman may name and shame
The student complaints body for England and Wales is to examine whether it should follow the example of its Scottish counterpart and publish its adjudications, naming the university involved.Rob...
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The week in higher education
The most famous physicist of his era, Stephen Hawking, is to retire as Lucasian professor of mathematics at the University of Cambridge. The 66-year-old will give up the title next year but will...
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Physics is too male and middle class, Wakeham says
University physics departments are not well positioned for the future because they are too similar, too narrowly focused and contain too many upper middle-class white men.That is the message from...
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Key RAE data will not be published by Hesa
Inability to reveal the proportion of staff excluded is a 'blow to credibility', writes Melanie Newman
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Union set to ignore institutions' pleas and press for above-inflation rise
Confrontation looks inevitable as UCU rejects more moderate demand. Melanie Newman reports
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Employers want to retain final-salary pensions
Most universities would prefer to see the retirement age raised to 67 or above if it means that academics continue to receive pensions linked to their final salaries, according to a survey.After...
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Deech: contracts are too much an exercise of power
Student contracts inject "too much legalism and too little trust" into the relationship between students and universities, according to the former head of the student complaints body.Baroness Deech,...
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Access anxiety driven by 'classism', says v-c
Behind worry about standards is fear of 'have-nots', argues Newcastle head. Melanie Newman writes
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Perceptions of arrogance hurt UK in global market, expert warns
We only want to 'strip out students and give nothing back', conference hears. John Gill reports
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Immigration changes 'could undermine pastoral support' and hamper recruitment
The UK's new points-based immigration system will result in "the most sensitive period for 20 years" for the recruitment of overseas students.Dominic Scott, chief executive of the UK Council for...
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University pulls article to preserve sponsor deal
The University of Lancaster has withdrawn a brief description of a PhD studentship from its internal newsletter in an incident that some have described as self-censorship.Although the details...
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Daytime TV: Waffle's all the rage
Gary Day watches Jamie at boiling point while Schama remains calm, but Indian men prove sadly delusional
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Beanbags, postbags and a new perspective
Tara Brabazon offers her students funky furniture and an opportunity to find out what their international peers are up to