UK invests £65 million in US research in landmark deal
Inaugural UK-US science deal will include investment in two major projects Stateside
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Differential fees in England would base policy on ‘prejudice’
As Pam Tatlow departs MillionPlus, she warns against imposing a market in fees and criticises UUK on funding and Brexit
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Stop labelling courses ‘vocational’ or ‘academic’ – they can be both
Sarah Stevens looks at how universities are endeavouring to deliver the skills and learning the UK needs
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Sam Gyimah replaces Jo Johnson as universities minister
Former prisons minister takes on brief as predecessor moved to Department for Transport
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Paris to London: Howard Davies on the finance sector and universities’ common interests
The former LSE director tells Matthew Reisz that colleagues at Sciences Po sense an opportunity in Brexit, that the French should not fret over league tables and that academics, policymakers and...
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Expertise of OfS board questioned in wake of Toby Young row
Appointing right-wing journalist to Office for Students’ board over scientists is ‘surprising’ and ‘bizarre’, say senior academics
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Will the KEF tempt v-cs to give peas a chance?
Knowledge exchange sits low on academia’s menu, overshadowed by meatier mains, but could the assessment of universities’ third-stream activities tempt some to make it a signature dish?
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Labour 2017: fees pledge keeps party in campaign mode, but detail is lacking
Education debate at the Labour conference in Brighton has gone beyond the easy headlines, says Andy Westwood – but important questions remain unanswered
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Reinventing Hollywood: How 1940s Filmmakers Changed Movie Storytelling, by David Bordwell
By borrowing and recycling ideas, old Tinseltown pioneered cinematic narrative, says Lucy Bolton
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How to become a ‘vortex university’
Mark Goodwin looks at what it takes to be a ‘vortex university’, and why Exeter aspires to become one
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Ditch the old hierarchies – further and higher education belong together
Ongoing ministerial education reviews risk treating technical and academic education as separate pathways, says Quintin McKellar, and this could be to the detriment of both
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Laurie Taylor – 7 December 2017
The official weekly newsletter of the University of Poppleton. Finem respice!
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Should we be worried that women outnumber men on campus?
There are now more women than men in higher education worldwide. While it would appear to be a victory for gender equality, this imbalance also highlights boys’ educational underachievement. Ellie...
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Interview with Cherie Blair
The leading lawyer and wife of the former British prime minister on why she applied to the LSE over Oxbridge, tuition fees and the importance of international students
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Faraday Challenge: white elephant, or future of research funding?
Science policy experts have concerns about the effectiveness of new UK government support model