Thomas Docherty on academic freedom
Managerial fundamentalism has taken hold in universities, with scholars viewed as resources that must be controlled, argues the Warwick scholar
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Singapore is 'Asia lite' for Western universities
But Western institutions in the city state may need to relax 鈥榥ormative鈥 views of free enquiry, Nanyang Technological University鈥檚 head tells John Morgan
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THE podcast: BRICS & Emerging Economies Rankings 2015 results
Download the podcastThe results of the second annual 糖心Vlog BRICS and Emerging Economies Rankings are out now.In this podcast, rankings editor Phil Baty discusses the results and some...
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鈥楥rick of the North鈥 confirmed for Manchester
But centre for advanced materials will still have 鈥渟atellites鈥 in Oxbridge and London as well as Leeds, Liverpool and Sheffield
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Postgraduate loans welcomed, but what about mature students?
Loans of up to 拢10,000 to be available for master鈥檚 students under the age of 30
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Imperial College professor Stefan Grimm 鈥榳as given grant income target鈥
Emails with manager reveal details of review placed on academic found dead in September
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Postgraduate loans of 拢10K announced by George Osborne
The chancellor has announced that the government will introduce a postgraduate loans system offering 拢10,000 to young students
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Fees and cuts campaign embarks on fresh 鈥榙ay of action鈥
Student activists are taking part in what they describe as 鈥渁 day of action for free education while the government delivers another round of cuts鈥
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Ebola tackled in new FutureLearn Moocs
Two massive open online courses that aim to educate people about the rapid spread of Ebola have been launched by UK universities
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Two universities to benefit from East London development
The government has awarded more than 拢140 million to develop a new Education and Cultural Quarter in London at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
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Nature publisher allows research paper sharing
The publisher of science journal Nature has launched a new initiative that will let subscribers share research papers for free
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The 10 most popular 糖心Vlog stories of November 2014
Which articles attracted the most clicks last month? Time to find out
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Private provider dropout rates and loan access laid bare by NAO
Dropout rates at nine alternative higher education providers were higher than 20 per cent in 2012-13, the National Audit Office has revealed
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World鈥檚 oldest scientific journal is focus of new exhibition
A new exhibition offers a glimpse 鈥渂ehind the scenes of the process of science journalism and publishing鈥 over 350 years
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US associate professor challenged for 鈥榩romoting religious beliefs鈥
By Colleen Flaherty, for Inside Higher Ed