Bad things come to those who wait
Hospitality staff may see salary drop as Sheffield subsidiary pursues profits. Jack Grove reports
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Financial supportDon't pay off loans, buy a houseParents who help fund their children's degree rather than encouraging use of the student loan could be missing an opportunity to give other, more...
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The real bottom line
Transnational initiatives pay dividends far greater than a share of the overseas student market, Paul Greatrix insists
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Where a golden state once gleamed, sterling opportunities shine
Credit: llustration by James FryerUK scholars once envied their US peers' lifestyle, recalls Paul Curran, but a drop in pay now has Americans biting at British offersIn the 1980s, like many other UK...
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Recalibrate with care
Reform of the high-stakes A level is an inherently risky business, says Mary Curnock Cook, who sees the value in a number-based scale
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Pieces of Light: The New Science of Memory
Alan Collins lauds a text that strikes a balance between science, literature and reminiscence
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No Time to Lose: A Life in Pursuit of Deadly Viruses
A 'memoir of discovery' leaves Tara Smith longing to learn more of the man inside the hazmat suit
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Trust and Violence: An Essay on a Modern Relationship
It is daring or perhaps disarming of an author to begin a book with a basic question, especially if it is a difficult book. This one begins with a question borrowed from the writer Walter Kempowski...
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Can Journalism Survive? An Inside Look at American Newsrooms
We're witnessing either the end of journalism or the birth of a golden age - depending on your point of view, or more likely depending on whether or not you are a journalist. This is the key theme of...
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To a professor are you a professor?
"We do currently have more professors than you could shake a stick at," admitted Louise Bimpson, our Corporate Director of HR, when confronted with news of the ever-growing number of professors in UK...
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None so deaf as those who will not hear
So we should define our roles as providers of policy briefs and focus on what works, while addressing underlying values and political questions about what is desirable - the questions that preoccupy...
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Narrow vision
Next year, the research excellence framework will assess the quality of research at higher education institutions across the UK. British-based academics will select their "best" recent outputs for...
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Don't retrench, rejuvenate
Concerns about UK doctoral education ("Local difficulties: are UK PhDs really second-rate?", News, 12 July) are part of a wider and sustained wave of international criticism. The underlying message...
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Precise definitions
Jennifer Jenkins ("Raising the 'spectras'", Letters, 26 July), in reply to Michael Hollas' complaint about incorrect English ("Singularly annoying", Letters, 19 July), asks to what historical point...
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Gold value trumps costs
The government's plan to make publicly funded scientific research available for free is a major tipping point in academia ("Government and funders move to make Finch a reality", www....