Liberty and Coercion: The Paradox of American Government from the Founding to the Present, by Gary Gerstle
Elizabeth Cobbs on an enlightening and alarming study of how the central state has had to fight for its legitimacy
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Aung San Suu Kyi inspires University of Oxford to help Myanmar
University academics answer an appeal for help from country's inspirational leader
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Europe＊s 200 best universities: who is at the top in 2016?
Ellie Bothwell examines strengths and weaknesses in different higher education systems across the Continent
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Interview with Catherine Dousteyssier-Khoze
We talk to the French academic and novelist about her ambitions in nuclear physics and REF fatigue
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Internationalisation is not a one-way street
If the government is serious about globalisation in higher education, it should do more to open up overseas study to UK students
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QAA chief: end of current system could risk ＆Volkswagen-style＊ crisis
Move would jeopardise sector＊s global brand, senior figures warn
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New and noteworthy 每 10 December 2015
From Lehman Brothers to La Leche League via disaster capitalism and 'the new retirement': new academic books worth adding to your reading list
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What does 2016 have in store for higher education?
Our bloggers and social media followers gaze into their crystal balls and predict what the year in HE might look like
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University staff in line for 1 per cent pay increase
Above-inflation deal for university staff still lags behind pay increases seen elsewhere in the UK this year
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If teaching needs fixing, is TEF the right tool for the job?
Giving evidence to a BIS committee inquiry on assessing the quality of higher education provoked questions about how teaching might be measured, writes John Gill
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Three-quarters of students would pay higher tuition fees for guaranteed job
Students willing to pay at least ?1,700 more on average for better employability, suggests survey
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News blog: Is One Nation Science just the latest UK research map?
The launch of Jo Johnson＊s One Nation Science strategy has put place firmly on the research policy agenda, says Holly Else
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Can dressing down harm your career?
Dress to impress if you want students in your corner, claims US study
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Hungary moves to boost its higher education standing
New plans focus on putting Hungarian higher education on solid international foundations