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Student financesScots must borrow to get byTwo thirds of Scottish students owe money to their friends and family, and more than half have taken on expensive commercial debt to fund their studies,...
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Abandon ¡®out-of-date¡¯ Haldane principle on research priorities
Select committee says it¡¯s time for ¡®transparent and rigorous¡¯ debate on publicly funded work. Melanie Newman reports
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Tara Brabazon: From little things big things grow
Monographs are miniatures of scholarship, but some people artfully build them into microcosmic extravaganzas that inspire Tara Brabazon
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Tapping the Riches of Science: Universities and the Promise of Economic Growth
The pressure to be economically relevant is more injurious than implied here, says Graham Farmelo
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Appointments
The deputy vice-chancellor of Kingston University has been appointed vice-chancellor of the University of Lincoln. Mary Stuart, who takes up the post in November, was previously pro vice-chancellor...
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Restructure or die, funding chief tells cash-hit universities
Hard times will force hard decisions as the sector is told to tighten its belt. Phil Baty reports
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Pakistani studentsImmigration officials release twoTwo Pakistani students arrested in April on suspicion of terrorism offences have been released by the immigration authorities. The men, who had...
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Give us a sporting chance
Whitehall's creative industries strategy is welcome, but where is its support for Britain's athletic endeavours, asks Simon Chadwick
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Tara Brabazon: When ¡®excellence¡¯ is not enough
Our desire, individually and collectively, to respect students, colleagues and universities is the best way to drive up teaching quality, says Tara Brabazon
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Lords condemn ¡®retrograde¡¯ department merger
Government¡¯s perception of the value of higher education called into question. Rebecca Attwood reports
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The Modern Girl Around the World: Consumption, Modernity and Globalization
Mary Evans agrees that the Western definition of female beauty has global economic significance
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Appointments
Rositsa Bateson has been named pro vice-chancellor (recruitment and student experience) at the University of Abertay Dundee. Dr Bateson, who is currently vice-president of student services at the...
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Business collaborationsJoint benefits explainedA new study will aim to develop a "deeper understanding" of why companies collaborate with universities. Sponsored by the research councils, the Council...
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Tara Brabazon: YouTube has merit, but enough already of cat videos
There are plenty of opportunities for academics to take advantage of social media, but it¡¯s important to separate the gems of revelation from the nonsense
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Universities department abolished
Lord Mandelson takes on new combined business and higher education role. Rebecca Attwood reports