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The week in higher education – 17 August 2017
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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Laurie Taylor – 5 October 2017
The official weekly newsletter of the University of Poppleton. Finem respice!
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Sabotaged NSS results are an 'own-goal' for UK higher education
The success of the student boycott of the National Student Survey is not necessarily a success for students, writes Andrew McRaeÂ
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Differential fees in England would base policy on ‘prejudice’
As Pam Tatlow departs MillionPlus, she warns against imposing a market in fees and criticises UUK on funding and Brexit
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The week in higher education – 26 October 2017
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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Adonis draws barbs for 'elitist' university access programme
Announcing a £15 million package to help "gifted and talented" pupils win places at elite universities may sound like an uncontroversial move.But when Schools Minister Andrew Adonis unveiled the...
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On v-c pay, clarity begins at home
Remuneration committees should pay less attention to other institutions when setting their leaders’ pay, says Nick Hillman
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Public fury at vice-chancellors’ pay and perks ‘only starting’
University leaders can expect renewed criticism over their salaries and ‘outdated’ benefits, warn governance experts
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Higher Calling: The Rise of Nontraditional Leaders in Academia, by Scott C. Beardsley
A defence of non-academic university leaders fails to make the grade, says Amanda H. Goodall
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‘Unfair’ student loan system must be reviewed
Sally Hunt says new London Economics analysis of loan repayments has exposed the lie that student funding is progressive
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#DearSam: UK HE sector tells new minister Sam Gyimah what his priorities should be
Chris Parr looks at the issues that É«ºÐÖ±²¥'s Twitter followers think the new universities minister should be tackling
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V-c pay: Are vice-chancellors worth their salaries?
Last week, the UK’s universities minister threatened to fine institutions that pay their v-cs more than the prime minister without a strong justification. We present three perspectives on the debateÂ