It's that end-of-year poll
"Politicians insisting against all evidence that there has been no dumbing down of education at any level and whining academics claiming standards have disintegrated utterly" - Susan Bassnett, Times...
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Grant makes an impact
The poorest university entrants in 2004 received up to 31 per cent more financial aid in real terms than their counterparts ten years ago, according to figures released by the Office for National...
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Iraqi sets up bursaries
A thousand students are being offered £1,000 each to study at some of the country's leading research universities thanks to a donation from a former Iraqi refugee. Naim Dangoor, an Iraqi Jewish...
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Alarm at bid to revive boycott
A row has broken out over moves to revive the academic boycott of Israel with a major international conference this weekend at London University's School of Oriental and African Studies. Pro-Israel...
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A need for 'change' spurs v-c to step down
A principled objection to top-up fees contributed to Gillian Slater's shock decision to resign as vice-chancellor of Bournemouth University, she said in an interview with The Times Higher this week,...
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Natfhe alleges pay scheme bias at London Met
The performance-related pay scheme operated by London Metropolitan University appears to discriminate against ethnic minority staff, union officials claimed this week, writes Claire Sanders....
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Man united after Poppleton pep talk
"There is no 'I' in 'team'," Laurie Taylor warned a slightly tipsy and baffled audience at Manchester University last week in a talk to mark the institution's recent merger. Professor Taylor,...
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Sector shows slow shift on race policy
Many universities in England are still in the "early stages" of tackling race equality four years after the Race Relations Amendment Act became law, it has emerged. A large number are failing to...
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Desperate for a spark to ignite student interest
The future of chemistry and physics departments is in jeopardy unless the straight sciences can pull off an image overhaul. Anna Fazackerley reports "It can be lonely being the head of a physics...
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Equipment and image problems plague the 'tough' sciences
'It's all well and good learning the theory, but I can understand why children find chemistry boring if they don't get to do any hands-on work' Like many young people, Rob Pullinger spent years...
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The lady's not for unfair learning
Theories abound as to why Jane Davidson, the Welsh Assembly Education Minister, has made universities in Wales wait for a decision on whether they can charge top-up fees. Some of her opponents have...
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York v-c slams his peers for haste in axeing subjects
Universities that "restructure" by axeing departments to invest in new subject areas can do more harm than good, a vice-chancellor has warned, writes Tony Tysome. Brian Cantor, vice-chancellor of...
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Business taps sector for ideas
British universities are powerhouses of innovation in the UK economy, enjoying far greater links with businesses than previously thought, according to a report. Two thirds of British companies use...
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Queen Mary tops poll on student debt
Students at Queen Mary, University of London, expect to graduate with the highest debts in the country even before top-up fees are introduced, figures reveal this week, writes Chris Johnston. An...
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UK mores alienate foreign entrants
International students find it tough to make UK friends, and many are put off socialising by the heavy drinking culture and "smugness and superiority" of British people, a survey published this week...