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This is no time to cut the strings of Britain's economic parachute

University research generates ideas and keeps the country competitive - so we must protect its funding, argues Paul Wellings

From where I sit: Noble quest for knowledge

How do you become an academic and a scholar? Usually, those who aim to research and teach are privileged with a formal education and spend their lives in academia. It is virtually impossible to come...

Giving cause for hope

As public funding shrinks, fundraising becomes crucial for universities. Adrian Beney examines how UK institutions are approaching the challenge and what they can learn from US methods

Yale president stands up for the blue skies

Richard C. Levin says Truman-era principles have profound lessons for the future of research funding. Phil Baty reports

THE World University Rankings

Times Higher Education's World University Rankings have become something of a benchmark for governments and higher education experts worldwide.In his inaugural address last year as president of...

The Queen's shilling is no sovereign remedy for a world-class sector

Kenneth Baker calls on universities to seek financial independence from the state, and for the state to handle a precious asset with care

From where I sit: Repulsion and attraction

Australian universities are worried that bad publicity is putting off international students. Such students are lucrative business and one of the reasons they flocked to Australia in the past was...

Golden opportunities

The creative industries must be given as much support as STEM subjects to keep the UK at the forefront of the world economy, argues David Docherty

Unhappy campus: heaven knows we're miserable now

Compared with global peers, UK academics are most negative about work. Paul Jump reports

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? = Review forthcomingARTS AND DESIGN- A Chord in Time: The Evolution of the Augmented Sixth from Monteverdi to MahlerBy Mark Ellis, theory, analysis and musicology tutor, University of Huddersfield...

Book of the week: When a Billion Chinese Jump: How China will Save Mankind - or Destroy it

Kerry Brown on a sobering snapshot of a ravenous giant whose new prosperity could bring global tragedy

What is Migration History?

Author: Christiane Harzi and Dirk Hoerder with Donna GabacciaEdition: FirstPublisher: Polity PressPages: 181Price: ?55.00 and ?13.99ISBN: 9780745643366This short book aims to provide a comprehensive...

News in brief

IndiaBid to revive ancient universityA leading economist is involved with plans to revive what some describe as the world's oldest university. Amartya Sen - Lamont university professor and professor...

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