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The introduction of a managerialist culture has coincided with a rise in accusations of bullying. But is there really more mistreatment, or are academics accustomed to autonomy overreacting to firm...
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Tara Brabazon: Interview ¡®technique¡¯
Let the Twitterati take note. For all the glorious advancements of Web 2.0, there is no substitute for old-fashioned research. Media platforms give us new ways to say things, but we need something to...
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Grant winners - Medical Research Council
The MRC has awarded ?10.6 million to projects to develop better models of human disease, including diabetes, stroke, heart disease and age-related macular degeneration. Twenty research groups will...
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Published this week
? = Review forthcomingBUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT- The Manager's Tale: Stories of Managerial IdentityBy Patrick Reedy, lecturer in organisational behaviour, University of Nottingham. Ashgate, ?55.00....
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The art of capitalising on our assets
Higher education's role in the creative industries must be fostered, says Geoffrey Crossick When John Denham addressed vice- chancellors at Universities UK's annual conference, he told us his new...
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Now is the age of the discontented
The consumer culture has contaminated higher education and student complaints are rising. Some academics, fearing litigation or poor assessment, offer flattery instead of feedback. Frank Furedi...
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Book of the week: Wars, Guns and Votes
Joanna Lewis gets to grip with the workings of African democracies
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Appointments
Janet Beer, vice-chancellor of Oxford Brookes University, has been elected chair of the University Alliance, the collection of pre- and post-1992 universities that are not members of the sector's...
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Grant winners
THE LEVERHULME TRUSTAward winner: Marjorie WeissInstitution: University of BathValue: ?167,765The sociology of prescribing: what can we learn from new prescribers?Award winner: Ian Douglas...
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Academics and diversity in short supply on task forces
Criticism grows of composition of Whitehall and industry 'expert' groups. Hannah Fearn reports
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Sterling support for a greener tomorrow
'Living' multipartner programme to tackle climate change nets ?1bn in funding. Zoe Corbyn reports
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Students are failed in business know-how
Call for universities to ensure that all degrees teach entrepreneurship, writes Hannah Fearn
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Fast growth has harmed quality right across Africa
World Bank says recent expansion has come at a cost of poor teaching and research, writes John Gill
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Scotland pledges funding deal to keep universities level with England
Cabinet backs HE taskforce in return for economically 'aligned' activity, writes Olga Wojtas
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Published this week
BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT- Open Business Innovation Leadership: The Emergence of the Stakeholder UniversityEdited by Aldo Romano, professor of innovation management, University of Salento. Palgrave...