Greater value than money
Innovation oughtn't mean just profit-making technology - there is a subtler, social sort, explains Nick Petford
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Shakespeare in America
At the time of writing, Shakespeare's Globe is staging his oeuvre in a variety of languages including King John in Armenian, Hamlet in Lithuanian and Troilus and Cressida in Maori. There is also a...
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Breeding leaders
A handful of universities have produced more than their share of vice-chancellors. Jack Grove looks at how these centres have nurtured talented leaders
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Another fine mess
Caught between posturing government ministries and kicked about like the proverbial political football, London Metropolitan University may have reached the point where it is no longer match fit,...
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Appointments
University of LincolnJohn DrakakisJohn Drakakis, the new visiting professor of English studies at the University of Lincoln, said he was "flattered" to be offered the role. Professor Drakakis, who is...
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University of BathConrad EarnestA professor of health and exercise has swapped the bayou for Bath. Conrad Earnest, who joined the University of Bath in April from the Pennington Biomedical Research...
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Flying down to Rio fuels new North-South romance
Canada seeks long-term relationship with growing higher education superpower. Jon Marcus reports
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Leeds College of MusicCharlie SiemA rising classical music star has added an academic post at an English institution to his accolades. Virtuoso violinist Charlie Siem has been named visiting...
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Steady hand needed on the tiller as UCL charts global waters
Malcolm Grant's successor must look abroad while keeping an eye on home. Elizabeth Gibney reports
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Scholar spots risky business in USS investments
The "high-risk" investment strategy pursued by the Universities Superannuation Scheme has been a bigger problem for pensions than rising life expectancy, an academic has claimed.
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Grant winners
NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH RESEARCHHealth Technology Assessment programme? Award winner: Chris Hollis? Institution: University of Nottingham? Value: ?188,092Clinical effectiveness and patient...
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Rand: reform R&D to revivify Hellenic economy
The Greek research system should be overhauled to help boost economic growth, a government-commissioned review has found, as the state-reliant sector faces a squeeze in the nation's debt meltdown.
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Chancellor announces ?200 million boost to science funding
Science organisations have welcomed the government¡¯s announcement of ?200 million in additional capital spending.
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Liverpool Hope UniversityFrank Cottrell BoyceThe newly appointed professor of reading and communication at Liverpool Hope University joked that his first thought when he was offered the job was: "...
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Caution: NHS work in progress
For six years the government has targeted the decline in UK health research. But a law putting GPs in charge of allocating local resources has left many clinicians fearing that those advances could...