Academics split over teaching contact hours
Lancaster and Manchester move to give students more time with tutors, writes Rebecca Attwood
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Researchers want pan-EU pension
Consultation to increase mobility highlights desire for common treatment, reports Chloe Stothart
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Saudi prince donates £16m to improve Islamic studies
Edinburgh and Cambridge universities to set up Muslim research centres. Olga Wojtas reports
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Strike looms over Liverpool redundancy plans
Liverpool Hope University is facing the prospect of industrial action over threatened compulsory redundancies.Seven out of 16 academic jobs, and one of two IT technicians, are to be lost by the...
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Premier calls for focus on research
Indian Prime Minister wants a return to traditional strengths of higher education. John Gill reports
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Overseas briefing
AUSTRALIAV-c copies work from WikipediaA vice-chancellor embroiled in a row over an A$100,000 (£47,000) grant from Saudi Arabia has admitted copying incorrect information about Islam from Wikipedia....
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Funders unite over improved guidance on animal research
New protocols require grant-seekers to show that they will apply 3Rs rigorously, Zoe Corbyn writes
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Grant winners
MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL- Award winner: Philip CowenInstitution: University of OxfordValue: £1,698,664Clinical psychopharmacology of 5-HT- Award winner: Mark JohnsonInstitution: Birkbeck, University...
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'We shouldn't believe that biofuels are a silver bullet'
Julia King, charged with the review of low-carbon cars, talks to John Gill about energy efficiency
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Measures without meaning
Peer review lets us reward excellence when we see it; spurious 'absolute' standards do not, says Ron Johnston
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What will we do for those whose parents can't work the system?
We know what must be done to widen access, says Deborah Eyre, who hopes the latest review will finally grasp the nettle
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REF could leave universities with 'huge' bill, expert warns
Australian model shows that institutions bear data-gathering burden. Zoe Corbyn reports
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At writ's end, lecturers may see students in court
If developments in US higher education today are an indicator of tomorrow's trends in the UK, students may want to think twice about the way they treat their lecturers.Anecdotal evidence from across...
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Log on to share pain of rejection
Researcher's tale of grant denial is on YouTube to show reality of life in science, writes Zoe Corbyn
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The week in higher education
- Four months ago Britain enjoyed a priceless reputation, earned over many decades, as a world leader in pure physics. Not any more." This was the message of The Times's leader column on 1 May,...