Mordecai's mordant vision
The film of Barney's Version is bringing the satiric worldview of Canada's literary lion to a new audience, writes Norman Ravvin
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Diary
LondonInside ArtForty-eight works created by young men detained at Feltham Young Offenders Institution - paintings, prints, sculptures, drawings and collages - have been put on display in the...
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The Pick - Susan Hiller
Credit: Tate Photography/Sam DrakeSusan HillerTate Britain, London, until 15 MaySusan Hiller was born in the US in 1940 and started life as an anthropologist. From the Freud Museum (1991-96), one of...
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We relish 'dog's breakfast': shock claim
Our thrusting Director of Corporate Affairs, Jamie Targett, has responded in positive terms to the recent assertion by John Denham, the former universities minister, that the present government's...
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Gee up the global vision
Higher education is still far from borderless, argues Malcolm Gillies
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Leader: Drop the guessing games
The process of applying for a university place is long past its use-by date. It's time for post-qualifications applications
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Research intelligence - Acid test: clearly label a successful formula
Royal Society of Chemistry head tells Paul Jump about the discipline's fight to raise its profile
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Off Piste - Naval gazing
Stuart Anderson, whose love of ships launched early and never foundered, still delights in combining work travel with visits to historic vessels globally
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The Week in ÌÇÐÄVlog
Ever read a quote and felt a sense of déjà vu? On 2 February, the University and College Union's general secretary, Sally Hunt, said the latest cuts to be outlined were "yet another slap in the face...
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From where I sit - Everyone wins in this free-for-all
The term open educational resources (OER) encapsulates the simple but powerful idea that the world's knowledge is a public good. The internet offers unprecedented opportunities to share, use and...
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A.W. Brian Simpson, 1931-2011
A.W. Brian Simpson has been variously described by his students as "hysterical", "remarkably in touch" and "so awesome my soul bleeds when I think about him".He was a noted academic lawyer who...
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Single-campus signal of global intent
Positing that offshore university campuses are core to internationalisation misses a key point ("Branching out", 3 February). Individual institutional missions dictate their globalisation tactics....
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Not such a risky business
Your report "Fees shift could leave UK 'haemorrhaging' cash to EU students" ( January) states that many European Union students will fail to reach the £21,000 threshold at which tuition fee repayment...
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Save fight for real enemies
The University and College Union is not running five ballots for fun ("Invasion of the union snatchers" 3 February). Defence of pensions, jobs and conditions is what the UCU is for. Some employers...
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Clarity for student buyers
In response to government proposals to introduce market-driven changes to higher education, the ÌÇÐÄVlog Funding Council for England is consulting on the information that universities will be...