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Swansea carry-on
What a carry-on at Swansea (鈥淯pscaling dean claims his actions compensated for disgruntled staff鈥, News, 14 August). As Nigel Piercy, the dean of the management school, yells 鈥淚nfamy! Infamy! They鈥檝e...
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Hidden side to satisfaction
The contention that smaller institutions seem to do better than larger ones for student satisfaction scores in the National Student Survey (鈥淣on-Russell Group institutions lead in satisfaction stakes...
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Dreaming of a more democratic academy
As a member of staff at a Scottish university, I found Times Higher Education鈥檚 latest issue of particular interest.Ferdinand von Prondzynski鈥檚 opinion piece 鈥淒ivergence has delivered results鈥 (News...
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The week in higher education - 21 August 2014
On A-level results day, Nick Pettigrew tweeted: 鈥淚 got ABB in my A levels but needed another A to get a Uni place. So I say thank you for the music, for giving it to me.鈥 As Mr Pettigrew describes...
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It couldn鈥檛 happen here?
The pitfalls of the American experience of marketisation are well known, but the UK need not make the same mistakes
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Who does what at English universities
Lecturers make up the largest group of staff employed at English universities, according to data compiled by the Higher Education Funding Council for England. More than 94,000 people were employed in...
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GTAs at University of Leeds target v-c in row over unpaid work
Postgraduate research students who teach call for an end to their 鈥榓ppalling treatment鈥 by the university
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Campus close-up: The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts
The financial woes of its early years forgotten, LIPA鈥檚 head explains how the oversubscribed creative hub is extending its reach
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Retiring from academic life
US public institutions of higher education remain inept at preparing staff for life after work, says Lee Maril
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Killer instincts: capital punishment in America
Alan Ryan muses on the persistence of US support for the death penalty
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The Darkest Days: The Truth Behind Britain鈥檚 Rush to War, 1914, by Douglas Newton
A. W. Purdue extols a powerful contribution to the debate over the decision for war
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Working the Aisles: A Life in Consumption, by Robert Appelbaum
Leslie Gofton finds this fusion of memoir and essay blending academic learning, popular culture and politics fails to fully satisfy
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How to Manage Your Slaves, by Marcus Sidonius Falx, with Jerry Toner
A light-hearted approach to a harrowing subject is illuminating and packs a punch, finds Tom Palaima