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Leadership grantsScholars losing outAcademics are among those most likely to fail in their applications for a share of £10 million set aside to improve leadership in higher education. The Leadership...
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Two lecturers at Aberdeen University who faced upheaval because of funding problems were found dead last week. The deaths ... have led to demands by the Association of University Teachers that stress...
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Business ethos 'a blight on research'
Scientist calls for commercial and academic attitudes to change, reports Hannah Fearn
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EU flagship gets true Brit
Europe's lacklustre institute needs to up its game, says new board appointee Julia King. Zoe Corbyn hears how
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Grant winners
European Research CouncilThe ERC has announced the winners of its first tranche of "advanced grants" in physical sciences and engineering. The awards were made to 105 researchers and the 19 British...
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Flying doctor
Earth scientist Dougal Jerram is giving television viewers a bird's-eye view of Britain from his 'motorbike on wings'
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Appointments
Glyn Redworth, a University of Manchester historian, has been appointed to the post of Queen Victoria Eugenia chair, in a year-long tenure beginning in September. The position, created through an...
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Big challenges ahead but Scotland still has one voice
We must keep our edge by pooling talents, says Glasgow's departing principal. Olga Wojtas reports
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That would be telling
Beware those who want information - and informers. An anonymous academic considers the police-state side to 'managerial techniques'
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Battle for grants gets fierce as more join the fray
Research councils see a rise in applications but fewer candidates are successful, writes Zoe Corbyn
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Lecturers make the shortlist for erotic honours
An award scheme set up to honour stars of the erotic universe has a new category - for academics.Each year, judges of the Erotic Awards set out on a quest to find the nation's best striptease artist...
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Tribunal backs professor's stand
Academic vindicated over decision to fail 'knuckle-draggingly thick' students. Phil Baty reports
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The Week in Higher Education
- The news that this year's A-level results were yet another record-breaking crop left newspapers in statistical heaven on 14 August. "One in seven gets three As at A level," said the Daily Mail. "...
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Independents claim lion's share of top achievers
Number of A-grade students is rising more slowly in comprehensives. Rebecca Attwood reports