Nobel Prize in Physics 2017 honours gravitational waves discovery
Researchers Rainer Weiss, Barry Barish and Kip Thorne recognised for their work on the international Ligo projectÂ
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China targets ‘world-class’ status for 42 universities
Long-awaited list of institutions eligible for excellence initiative funding in China is published
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Conservative conference 2017: don't mention the 'review'
Fringe events debate funding, Brexit and the social capital of knowing Jo Johnson, John Morgan reports
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It would be a tragedy if short-term political goals slow the democratisation of HE
Sir David Bell reacts to HE participation rate figures
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Nobel Prize in Medicine 2017 won by 'biological clock' scientists
US researchers Jeffrey C. Hall, Michael Rosbash and Michael W. Young take prize for studies on circadian rhythm
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Student finance reforms raise questions over sector funding and TEF
Theresa May’s goal of achieving fee differentiation steps into ‘minefield’, sector figures warn
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Isn’t it finally time we took media studies seriously?
Viewed by many academics as an impostor subject, media studies is more critical than ever, says Louise Byrne
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How to be happy: a neuroscientist's view of #HEhappiness
What brings joy? This week, as part of our week of articles on #HEhappiness, academics from five disciplines address this most difficult of questions
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New Cambridge v-c calls for global agenda in 'age of anxiety'
Stephen Toope says universities must continue to work across borders even as societies become more inward looking
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Opportunity and risk for Catalan research in independence debate
Breaking free from Madrid may reduce bureaucracy for universities, but could endanger funding
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Short-term study abroad ‘better for building teamwork skills’
US survey finds development of curiosity, leadership and work ethic unaffected by length of international experience
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Conservative conference 2017: a ‘review’ or tweaks to status quo?
John Morgan looks at Theresa May’s plans for reforms to England's system
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Conservative conference 2017: ministers know the fees system must change
Andy Green weighs up the three main parties’ higher education policies and suggests his own solution to the funding question
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Graduate employment tracking set to be rolled out across Europe
Commission wants more comparable data on the jobs students go into, and how well their degrees prepared them