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Industrial revelations
To make the case for cash, we must forge a consensus on how science should stimulate growth, argues Imran Khan
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Tongue-tied UK badly equipped to join in the conversation of nations
Amid falling applications to Ucas, languages are taking the biggest hit - bad news for our global standing, cautions Sir Adam Roberts
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From where I sit - Conservative casting
There is currently a lively debate in Germany about the potentially dubious impact of applying for research funding through committees. One cynic summed this up as "having to go through a casting process to get money".
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A question of core values
Apple's e-textbooks are causing a stir, but an exciting non-commercial vision promises a bolder future for learners, argues Philipp Schmidt
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Adrift from memory bliss
Kevin Fong is forced to come to terms with electronic isolation
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Leader: When the whip came down
Mr Willetts' professed love for the arts and humanities disciplines looks rather like discipline of another stripe entirely
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Leader: Battle won, but maybe not the war
With the government poised to shelve its HE bill, opponents of pro-market plans have scored a victory, however partial or fleeting
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Still room for merit alone?
Alan Ryan fears for the deserving if US-style admissions make it to the UK
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Be warned, no one will be able to put health training together again
Scholars must join doctors and nurses to stand against the health and social care bill before it dismantles the NHS, Woody Caan says
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Break the supplier chains
Ucas is a monopoly that cares more about protecting universities than helping students, says Steve Edwards. It must be reorganised
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From where I sit - Lift off, in more ways than one
Financial reports in the media around the world take a remarkably similar approach, or so it seems from China. The slick graphics that daily illustrate the swings in fortune of the FTSE or Hang Seng index show our global economy in bleak...
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Unethical framework
Division, dishonesty and unfairness: David Shaw evaluates the moral health of the REF and finds it sorely wanting
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A dreadfully familiar ring
US cuts and 'impact' demands recall the UK's, says Felipe Fernández-Armesto
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Statutes, no limitations
Ryszard Piotrowicz argues that international law must once again become a core component of UK legal curricula
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If trust is lost, future promises naught but troubles for research
Peter Geoghegan discusses the Boston College-Belfast Project case and its ramifications for academic freedom and social inquiry
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Sleeping beauties awake
Linguists and revivalists worldwide have much to learn from Hebrew's remarkable, hybridic modern-day rebirth, says Ghil'ad Zuckermann
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From where I sit - On the outside, looking out
On the Friday before Christmas I was called into the dean's office and seated opposite five senior Japanese men in suits. The man from personnel handed me my new three-year full-time contract with a 5 per cent rise. The man from administration...
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