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Grant awards send message to think big
Fall in number of research fund applications sees rise in proportion of winners. Paul Jump reports
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'Give students a voice in decision-making process,' NUS leader urges
Student unions, rather than a "state-controlled" agency, should hold the power to ratify university tuition fee levels, the president of the National Union of Students has argued.
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To spoon-feed is not to nurture
Increase in students 'puzzled' by independent learning is fuelling crisis, writes Sarah Cunnane
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A programme shared is a problem halved
Universities could increasingly use the same degree programmes as they share services to save money, the vice-chancellor of London Metropolitan University has suggested.
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Families may move to escape fees hike
Hefce warns of a cross-border exodus that could distort local economies. David Matthews writes
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UCL has sights set on new East End home
Bloomsbury institution's £500 million 'masterplan' includes campus near Olympic site. John Gill reports
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Merger sees controversial dean land senior role
The dean of a specialist institution who presided over a controversial decision to merge with University College London has been appointed to a senior role at the large research-intensive university.
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Weighty ambitions
The EPSRC's new strategy intends to strengthen research to attract extra funding in future, explains David Delpy
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Rules of engagement must be embraced for a long, happy future
Universities need to learn how to present themselves and their work to the public to ensure mutual understanding, says Paul Manners
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A Book Forged in Hell: Spinoza's Scandalous Treatise and the Birth of the Secular Age
Susan James is impressed by an admirable study of a thinker who retains the power to disturb
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Christ to Coke: How Image Becomes Icon
Alex Danchev is ambivalent about a selection of images with status beyond their initial intent
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The Missing Martyrs: Why There Are So Few Muslim Terrorists
Charles Kurzman, a sociologist and Iran specialist at the University of North Carolina, clearly enjoys the fact that, when faced with the statement he posits in his book's subtitle, security experts...
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The Queen's Agent: Francis Walsingham at the Court of Elizabeth I
There were many flamboyant and charismatic figures at the Elizabethan Court, but Francis Walsingham was not one of them. Pessimistic and puritanical, a tireless administrator and notorious spymaster...
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Who's Afraid of China? The Challenge of Chinese Soft Power
Kerry Brown agrees it will take time for mutual understanding as China engages with the world