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BREAKING NEWS

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Portsmouth v-c to retire and pursue philosophy studies

22 May 2012

One of the longest-serving vice-chancellors in the UK higher education sector has announced he will retire next year to pursue activities including a master’s degree in philosophy.

Nick Clegg

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Consider background in admissions to boost social mobility, Clegg says

22 May 2012

Private school pupils are three times more likely than their state-educated peers to reach the high-achieving AAB grade threshold at A level that affords entry to “the most selective universities”, Nick Clegg has warned.

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FEATURES

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Time the revelatorFree

17 May 2012

Tom Palaima muses on the Greek ideal of reflective learning, his immigrant grandparents' dreams of a better life, the GI Bill's impact on America and the price of allowing universities - once places where thinking was not bound by arbitrary...

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Leader: Fast food does not nourishFree

17 May 2012

As universities rush to provide value for money, something more precious - the time to think and digest ideas - could be lost

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OPINIONS AND LEADERS

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With the managers in charge, autonomy isn't what it used to beFree

17 May 2012

The market, not academic freedom, is what our leaders have in mind when they seek to resist political interference, John Holmwood argues

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PEOPLE

Evan Wright, 1924-2012

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Evan Wright, 1924-2012Free

17 May 2012

A registrar who served the University of Bristol in various roles for almost 40 years - including seeing the institution through a period of student unrest - has died at the age of 87.

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AppointmentsFree

17 May 2012

De Montfort University

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RESEARCH

Into the labyrinth: commission bureaucracy may be complex, but it plays a key role in transparency and propriety, says Anne Glover

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Research intelligence - Biologist finds way through Brussels mazeFree

17 May 2012

Europe's first chief scientific adviser aims to inform policymakers and the public. Paul Jump reports

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CULTURE: ARTS

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The English Prize: The Capture of the Westmorland, an Episode of the Grand TourFree

17 May 2012

The Ashmolean's new show recreates the artistic journey of an 18th-century Grand Tour. Daniel Carey enjoys the ride

CULTURE: BOOKS

Politics Without Vision: Thinking without a Banister in the Twentieth Century

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Politics Without Vision: Thinking without a Banister in the Twentieth CenturyFree

17 May 2012

This provocative text may be just what isolated political theory needs, argues Matthew Flinde

The Baker Who Pretended to be King of Portugal

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The Baker Who Pretended to be King of PortugalFree

17 May 2012

Felipe Fernández-Armesto is stirred by the tale of a pastry chef who laid claim to an Iberian throne

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WORLD RANKINGS WATCH

Times Higher Education 100 Under 50

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Introducing the Times Higher Education 100 Under 50

2 May 2012

Times Higher Education today announces the launch of an exciting new addition to its World University Rankings portfolio.

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LAURIE TAYLOR COLUMN

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Russell Group split - shock claimFree

17 May 2012

Our vice-chancellor claims to have "inside knowledge" on the rumour that some Russell Group members considered breaking away and forming their own super-elite subgroup after the original group was expanded by the admission of the universities...

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PILED HIGHER AND DEEPER

Cartoon by Cham

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Cartoon by Cham

17 May 2012

 
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