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University of LincolnHugh ByrdHugh Byrd, who has just joined the University of Lincoln as professor of architecture, joked that he must be 鈥渃razy鈥 to swap New Zealand for the East Midlands. 鈥淚 have a...

University of LincolnHugh ByrdHugh Byrd, who has just joined the University of Lincoln as professor of architecture, joked that he must be 鈥渃razy鈥 to swap New Zealand for the East Midlands. 鈥淚 have a...

Jules Pretty sets course on a journey across the oceans that haunt our imaginations
The success of the Australian economy - its last official recession ended in 1991 and it has enjoyed more than 20 years of almost uninterrupted growth, slowing only recently - is impressive in...
United StatesIn two minds on training of mindsA national survey has found that Americans are split over the value of a degree. Six out of 10 respondents consider the costs associated with attending...
NATIONAL CENTRE FOR THE REPLACEMENT, REFINEMENT AND REDUCTION OF ANIMALS IN RESEARCH - NC3RsProject Grants鈥 Award winner: Andrew Cossins鈥 Institution: University of Liverpool鈥 Value 拢440,093The...
Research will be focused in just 25 universities by 2025 as the UK sector becomes increasingly stratified, higher education experts have predicted.
New ZealandFee increase bid rejectedThe head of the body that represents Maori higher education students in New Zealand has welcomed the government's decision to turn down a university's application...

Russell Group chair issues warning over threat to 鈥榟ard-won eminence鈥. John Morgan reports

Sheila聽Rowbotham on a portrait of a thinker who was neither infallible nor entirely prophetic
Seven university, business and charity partnerships have been announced as winners of the second round of the Research Partnership Investment Fund.
Open courseware is a shop window and a pressure valve, Delft leader argues. Jack Grove reports
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Losses for UK and US as Eastern excellence drives start to bear fruit. Elizabeth Gibney reports
Only one in five offers by the New College of Humanities has gone to a person from a state school so far, according to A.C. Grayling, the master of the new institution.

Phil Baty on the institutions creating valuable niches for themselves in a fast-changing environment