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Nuclear friends get engaged for good
Engaging India
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US fights not for freedom
American Adventurism Abroad - Overconfidence and War
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Undiplomatic ambassador for democracy
Breaking the Real Axis of Evil
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Journals 'top ten' sparks a rebellion
A mass revolt erupted this week against moves to create "top ten" lists of the most important journals in a bid to establish new performance measures for arts and humanities research. Subject leaders...
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Fees fail to sway student voters
Only one in five students will cast their vote because of concerns about tuition fees at the next general election, according to an exclusive poll for The Times Higher . While 20 per cent of...
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Lib Dems lead Labour in student polls
Likelihood of voting 37% of students 'absolutely certain' to vote, 8% 'certain' not to How they would vote Lib Dem: 31% Labour: 28% Tory 16% But among solely third-year students Labour: 32...
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'The cognoscenti know about us, but we have to come into the sunlight'
Colin Nicholson, who is in charge of the UK's oldest literary prize, is struggling to raise the award's profile It is ironically appropriate that a professor of English literature responsible for a...
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On the move...
* King's College London has appointed: Martin Reavley, finance director with Kesa Electricals, first bursar; and Ian Thompson, dean of chapel at Selwyn College and chaplain of Selwyn and Newnham...
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Ucas: no rush to beat top-ups fees
Fears that students would rush to start university this year to beat the introduction of top-up fees in 2006 appear unfounded as applicant numbers are only slightly higher than last year's figures....
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Anglia revives name game
The last UK higher education institution to include the word "polytechnic" in its title has drawn up a shortlist of alternative names amid concerns that students could be confused about its...
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Oxford drive to restore its reputation
Oxford University's proposals for a new academic strategy followed a "reputation audit" revealing that outsiders fail to appreciate its strength and attempts to widen access. This week's publication...
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Student vote hangs on hunting, hate and faith
Passion for the environment, support for hunting and concern about getting a job are all issues that will influence the student vote at the general election, according to a poll for The Times Higher...
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ON TOP OF THE WORLD Academics in the arts, humanities and social sciences name the outstanding universities in their field
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Calls to change contract culture
Life for the foot soldiers of research has not altered much despite a pact to improve their lot, reports Claire Sanders It was billed by Science Minister Lord Sainsbury as a landmark agreement: in...