First Impressions
This week's competition, in which you have to identify a book from its opening sentence, is from a work described by its author as a 'novel in verse': "Of writing many books there is no end; And I...
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Social climbers wed to turmoil
Fortune's Daughters
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A Tom Jones tour of the past
Lascivious Bodies
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Lecturing duo bank on cheap laughs
Many academics may feel higher education is short on laughs, but two lecturers are doing their best to inject humour not only into their courses but also into the community at large. Bela Arora, a...
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King's punished for closure
The dangers of axeing science departments were driven home to universities this week when it emerged that King's College London had lost out on a multimillion-pound research partnership because it...
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'I'm looking forward to making this a memorable year for physics'
Robert Kirby-Harris comes to the Institute of Physics from Kew, but his links to physics go back a long way As physics is devastated by declining student popularity and an ongoing series of course...
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On the move
Manchester University has appointed: Geraint Vaughan, formerly professor at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth, professor of atmospheric science; Matti Häyry, former professor and head of the...
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Chaplains to fight ministerial heresy
The Church of England is preparing to defend higher education against the Government's "utilitarian" focus, backed by an ecumenical army of chaplains. The General Synod this week called on the Church...
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50% target a shadow of original idea
Newly released papers reveal ministers' doubts over flagship policies launched five years ago Ministers watered down their initial plans to expand student numbers amid concerns about costs and...
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One flagship sunk, the other not yet dead in the water
Newly released papers reveal ministers' doubts over flagship policies launched five years ago Exactly five years ago this Tuesday morning, one steeply tiered lecture theatre at Greenwich University...
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Older students beat top-ups
Older students and women are leading a charge to beat top-up fees, driving up university applications by nearly 9 per cent this year. Some 31,000 more people than last year - enough to fill two...
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..But visa issues deter overseas applicants
Britain's reputation as one of the world's top study destinations was dented this week as applications from students outside the European Union tumbled, writes Alison Goddard. The number of non-EU...
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Jewellery designers show intellectual metal
Plenty of jewellery will have passed hands earlier this week as proffered tokens of love. But jewellery design is not just about the heart, it is also an intellectual pursuit. At least, that is,...
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'Co-operation or collusion' debate divides specialists
When does acceptable student co-operation become unacceptable collusion? writes Phil Baty. The question came to the fore this week as a university plagiarism watchdog told how his daughter was...
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Over half ignore cheating
More than half of academics admit to ignoring suspected cheating by their students, according to a research paper. The figure emerged from a study that reveals dramatic variations in what academics...