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AustraliaAssaults may batter marketA series of physical attacks on foreign students have left Australia dangerously close to sanctions that could lead to the collapse of its international student...
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Appointments
A former senior adviser to the Treasury, Caroline Barr, has been appointed the new head of policy at the Russell Group. As well as having held the post of senior policy adviser, Ms Barr also worked...
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Focus on basic skills training not HE, say MPs
Committee cites downturn in calling for Government to drop participation targets. Hannah Fearn reports
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Clean, safe - and competitive: EU research delivers cutting-edge solutions for cleaner, more efficient and eco-friendly industrial processes - media briefing 16 July
Brussels, June 2002 Media briefing on Clean Technologies Tuesday 16 July 2002 European Commission, Brussels and Scoribel SA, Feluy, Belgium, On 16 July, the European Commission will organise a one-...
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Published this week
BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT- The Elephant In the Boardroom: The Causes of Leadership DerailmentBy Adrian Furnham, professor of psychology, University College London. Palgrave Macmillan, £25.00. ISBN...
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Those who mean business can boost their bottom line
The Technology Strategy Board has £1bn to invest in industry-focused R&D, writes Zoe Corbyn.
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The market charge
Did necessity or ideology drive thinking behind Browne and the CSR, and will unleashing student/consumer demand improve or imperil the sector? Simon Baker investigates
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The future's bright for universities ... if they reinvent themselves
Mike Boxall argues that we must forget the certainties of the past if we are to make the most of the opportunities of the future
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Book of the week: Mothers and Others
Camilla Power finds emotional modernity is the legacy of co-operative breeding
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Western dominance of education under threat
The UK is retaining its share of the international student market, but for how long? Phil Baty reports
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A real fast-track procedure
A pilot scheme aims to take medical advances out of the lab and into practice more quickly, writes Zoe Corbyn
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Sterling support for a greener tomorrow
'Living' multipartner programme to tackle climate change nets £1bn in funding. Zoe Corbyn reports
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Media/Cultural/Gender Studies roundup
Key Concepts in Public RelationsAuthors: Bob Franklin, Mike Hogan, Quentin Langley, Nick Mosdell, Eliot PillEdition: First Publisher: SagePages: 2Price: £19.99ISBN: 9781412923194This text aims to...
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Tigers burning bright
Asian higher education is on the rise in a success story that is shaking up the global order. Simon Marginson explains the importance of the Confucian model to the region's progress, while Philip...
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Appointments
Rosalind Foskett has taken up her new role as deputy vice-chancellor at the University of Worcester. Dr Foskett previously led work on widening participation, curriculum development, work-based...