Over here, but not over the moon, study shows
It is time to stop seeing international students as "problems" and start seeing them as assets to internationalisation, the Going Global conference in Hong Kong will hear.While almost one in five...
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Science select committeeCall an expert, and make it quickThe government waits too long to ask for scientific advice in emergencies, says a report by the Commons Science and Technology Committee. The...
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No negotiation? No negotiators
UCU officers pull out of deadlocked pension meeting with employers. John Morgan reports
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A flock of scholars
Credit: The Adventures of Prince Achmed/Lotte Reninger/KobalScientists and creative writers are to gather on 12 March to explore the unique inspiration provided by birds in their respective fields. A...
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Willetts offers fuzzy logic as visa changes draw fire
Minister restates need for change as MPs, v-cs and think tank highlight harms, writes Sarah Cunnane
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Imitation of life: plaything promises to offer insight into stereotyping
Matthew Reisz reports on an old parlour game that has become an innovative research method
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Grant winners
THE LEVERHULME TRUSTHumanities• Award winner: Dorothy Severin• Institution: University of Liverpool• Value: £155,731The culture of Spanish verse in the late Middle Ages• Award winner: Fiona Macintosh...
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Six 'superbrands': their reputations precede them
Elite Anglo-American names dominate first THE World Reputation Rankings. John Morgan reports
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Veterans of conflict join London Met as institution plans course correction
Two executives who were separately involved in two of the highest-profile university management disputes in recent years have joined London Metropolitan University.
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Diversity charges for higher fees
Breaching £6,000 threshold will have access cost, Offa guidance says. Rebecca Attwood reports
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Gaddafi et al: PhD was a team effort
But scholars downplay severity of concerns about Saif al-Islam Gaddafi's thesis, writes Paul Jump
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It's a Browne world, but there's still a place for us
Over the next few weeks, most universities in England will nail their colours to the mast and set their undergraduate tuition fees for 2012-13, when the cap will rise to £9,000. It will mark the...
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Their loss will be our loss
Ending visas for non-EU graduate students to stay in the UK to work would be disastrous, warns Kathryn Holeywell
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Bound and battered by a dependence on unhealthy relationships
The LSE's faith in the state has been its default setting for too long. It must break free and seek independence, Terence Kealey argues
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Stand and deliver
Students paying high fees will expect high-quality lectures in return. George Watson gives tips on how to meet those expectations