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Abelard to Apple: The Fate of American Colleges and Universities
Rivalry with Ivy Leaguers and for-profits is harming the 'squeezed middle', discovers Charles Middleton
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Campus round-up
Oxford/ImperialEyes are the prizeThe first gene therapy for choroideraemia - a degenerative disease that causes incurable blindness - has been carried out as part of a trial involving two...
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Women and children first
For decades the science of child-rearing was guided by patriarchal ideas, but now the cradle rocks to an older rhythm. Eric Michael Johnson, in conversation with eminent evolutionary biologists Sarah...
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Turn on, tune in, don't drop out
The first months at university are critical for a happy student experience. Indeed, so crucial are they that they are arguably a key focus of QAA reviews. Sarah Cunnane reports
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Campus round-up
Royal Holloway, University of LondonDefence of the realmAcademics are working with a British intelligence agency to combat a new wave of cyber crime. As part of the government's Cyber Security...
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Raise your game, revive the economy - and make 22% savings, NI pair told
Northern Ireland's universities will be expected to deliver a more flexible education, attract more international students and produce "distinctive Northern Ireland graduates" despite facing a cut of...
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We'll always be here for you
US universities are offering alumni new levels of professional and intellectual support in an effort to build lifelong relationships that pay long-term benefits. Jon Marcus reports
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One front not enough: let's fight a total war
Delegates vote for a summer of discontent over pay and pensions. John Morgan reports
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False economies
The EPSRC's funding shift from investigator-driven work to application-driven R&D is misguided, says Philip Moriarty
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Campus round-up
University of ReadingRough guide to rough tradesThose who want to learn more about the work of City traders are being offered a three-day introductory course on the subject by a university business...
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Creativity in a rural idyll will 'benefit from global focus'
Bath Spa's new vice-chancellor plans to expand through internationalisation. Simon Baker reports
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Ancient Chinese Thought, Modern Chinese Power
A call for political morality reveals top-level debates often missed outside China, writes Jonathan Fenby
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Research intelligence - Poacher who rather enjoys gamekeeping
Douglas Kell was a whizz at landing grants. Now he is the one handing them out. Paul Jump reports
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BBSRC to limit studentships to a score of partners
Move to concentrate doctoral funding comes as post-92 objections rumble on, writes Paul Jump