Leave the Irish sector alone to get on with the task of renewal
The state and its agencies must stop their constant interference with a national success story, argues Ferdinand von Prondzynski
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Chairman of ABS attacks STEM "tyranny"
The chairman of the Association of Business Schools has attacked the "misplaced tyranny" that science, technology, engineering and maths subjects have in policymaking circles and argued that...
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The richly creative will repay support, says CIHE head
A strategy to link research with media and digital industries is crucial, Elizabeth Gibney hears
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This is not the end, my friends
Faithful concertgoers prove age has not withered rock's maternal flame, Matthew Reisz hears
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Appointments - 28 March 2013
University of LeedsPaul Stewart※I had a tear in my eye,§ said the new dean of the School of Medicine at the University of Leeds of the moment he learned of his appointment, which will take him back...
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Awards and promotions
University of LeedsPaul Stewart※I had a tear in my eye,§ said the new dean of the School of Medicine at the University of Leeds of the moment he learned of his appointment, which will take him back...
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Part-timers don't get support they need or credit they deserve
Part-time teachers are not getting the support they require from university departments, despite their growing importance within the academy.
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A house divided can't stand
Fawzi Ibrahim implores the UCU to work collectively to save itself from political turmoil and financial meltdown
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Drugs for Life: How Pharmaceutical Companies Define Our Health
Sergio Sismondo on a critical exploration of a new, lucrative model for public well-being
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Willetts hands-on in the speech that never was
David Willetts put science and future technology at the heart of his vision of markets created by "strong and effective government" - in a speech that was never delivered.
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Research intelligence - Matchmaking creates good vibrations
KTPs bring together businesses and universities for their mutual benefit
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Access and excellence, locally and globally
In an era of disinvestment in the US＊ public universities, the greatest of their number has improved its reputation through creativity, entrepreneurialism and innovation, says Robert Birgeneau
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Appointments
University of LuxembourgLudwig NeysesA University of Manchester academic has been appointed vice-president for research at the University of Luxembourg. Ludwig Neyses, currently chair in medicine and...
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Campus round-up
Hot stuffResearchers have been awarded ?765,000 for a three-year study into the physical processes behind the super-hot ionised plasma that appears on the Sun. The Science and Technology Facilities...
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London South Bank v-c to step down
The vice-chancellor of London South Bank University is to retire at the end of the current academic year.