A drop in the ocean
A Welsh-language version of a film documentary that followed a team of Swansea University glaciologists on a field trip to Greenland had its premiere last week.
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That information is no longer classified
Scholars join up as veil of secrecy lifts, outgoing MoD chief scientific adviser tells Elizabeth Gibney
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Cheating disputes quadruple - and that's just 'tip of the iceberg'
Complaints over penalties a growing concern for the sector, says OIA. Jack Grove reports
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State-school entrants: the Oxbridge boat race on access waters
Throughout most of the 20th century, student intake from state schools was generally higher at the University of Oxford than at the University of Cambridge, although the latter overtook its ancient...
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Hunt disrupted as congress rejects reforms
Four-to-one stand against general secretary's plans. Jack Grove reports from Manchester
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Negative creep of casualised labour threatens to engulf all, delegates warn
Academics face a lifetime on part-time or fixed-term contracts unless action is taken to fight the creep of casualised labour within universities, lecturers have warned.
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NSS can severely damage morale
Delegates say 'bully's charter' fails feedback test and requires a health warning. Jack Grove reports
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Clear your desk - you're restructured
"It's a thrilling new way to get rid of people," said Louise Bimpson, Corporate Director of our ever-expanding Human Resources team, as she unveiled Poppleton's innovative range of measures for...
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Leader: Too many snakes, too few ladders
Academic career prospects for PhD holders are dismal, so why are those who seek external employment viewed as failures?
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The week in higher education
• Universities often argue that schools play a larger part in deciding the future of youngsters from poorer backgrounds, but a new book says the academy could be to blame for creating a social super-...
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From Where I Sit - You get what you pay for
Quebec's student protests have garnered global media attention, and it's about time - the student strike began almost four months ago and the related civil disobedience has paralysed the province's...
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Odds and quads
The Peoples' Olympiad was organised as a protest against the notorious 1936 "Hitler Olympics" in Berlin.
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Appointments
University of BathConrad EarnestA professor of health and exercise has swapped the bayou for Bath. Conrad Earnest, who joined the University of Bath in April from the Pennington Biomedical Research...
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14 June 2012
Reset the compass - Next-generation scholars must look elsewhere if sector offers exploitation, not employment