The week in higher education
More than 250 leading scientists have denounced the escalation of political assaults on climatologists. In an open letter to the journal Science, 255 members of the US National Academy of Sciences...
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Sector fears for future as its Commons champions are lost
More incoming MPs are graduates but few have worked in higher education. John Morgan reports
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De Montfort faces £4m fine for over-recruiting students
University says it had 'obligation' to boost rolls as it tries to fend off penalty. Melanie Newman writes
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Rookie ministers steered away from 'bad history'
Politicians have been urged to draw on the expertise of academic historians to avoid policies guided by "bad history".The History and Policy group, which brings historical insights to bear on current...
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Union counters job losses and cuts with strike ballot
Turmoil at LCC heightens fear over 'efficiencies' at the University of the Arts. Rebecca Attwood reports
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Stressed staff can't get no satisfaction
People working in higher education are "dissatisfied with their jobs and careers" and are "stressed at work", according to new research.Academics from The Open University, the University of...
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#loveHE: A palpable hit
Stuart Maconie found his voice at university and took his first (albeit faltering) steps towards music journalism
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Preservation of this national asset must be your top priority
To help the new universities secretary, Steve Smith outlines the issues vital to the continued health of UK higher education
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Full fathom five
Gary Day looks through his periscope at submarine movies, in which John Mills often plays a leading role
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PILED HIGHER AND DEEPER
Cartoon by Cham
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Our sausage is better than yours!
"We are already consulting our libel lawyers." That was the immediate reaction of our Director of Corporate Affairs, Jamie Targett, to the news that another institution of higher education was...
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Defender of the faith
Felipe Fernandez-Armesto on a public good that the UK would not accept
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Research intelligence - Help make the desert bloom
Saudi Arabia wants UK researchers to join its work tackling pressing national problems. Zoe Corbyn reports
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A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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Off Piste - From the mindfulness of babes
Crystal N. Feimster has a live-in Zen master: her four-year-old son Charles, who constantly reminds her of the joys of living in the now