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Christopher Bigsby on the declining art of taking a hike

Reformed graduate rock band provokes reflections on how much has changed since the heyday of ¡®Spontaneous Emissions¡¯

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Bahram Bekhradnia on funding chiefs¡¯ hunt for a new leader

The work of making students ¡®college-ready¡¯ must begin sooner, says Alan Ryan

Andy Westwood and Martin Doel map a route between FE and HE

Humanities scholars must use dash and pluck to win research cash

As research intensives band together to pool resources, they could be showing us the best way to weather the downturn

All across the US, colleges and universities are sending out their letters of acceptance and rejection. There will be tears

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Rather than the academy relaxing its ethical standards, perhaps areas of the media need to raise their game, argues Keith Richards

It¡¯s not what you teach but how that matters, says Felipe Fern¨¢ndez-Armesto

Nicola Dandridge says mixed messages on immigration aid competitor nations¡¯ university sectors

If creativity can¡¯t be taught, the invaluable craft of writing can, says novelist and Bath Spa professor

In the training of teachers, ministers seem determined to sideline universities with little thought for the consequences

Toby Miller recalls a paralysing encounter with terror in the skies and asks: in my shoes, would you have reacted differently?

The LSE¡¯s complaints about being kept in the dark about undercover reporting in North Korea are peevish, Tim?Luckhurst argues

Among the factors that make students (and others) happy is community, hard as it may be to measure

Geraldine?Van?Bueren says international law could help opponents of rising tuition costs in their battle

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Malcolm Gillies on the controversial composer¡¯s undimmed power

A rising proportion of university applicants will have vocational qualifications. The sector must respond, says Mary Curnock Cook

Kevin Fong boldly takes science to pupils in post-Thatcher, post-Spock galaxies

The need to run a tight financial ship is important, but it cannot be the sole determiner of the shape of higher education

Gurminder Bhambra supports the students and staff contesting the hollowing-out of the University of Sussex¡¯s collegial ideals

It is morally wrong to deny University of Sussex students 24/7 support from flexible, professional campus services, says John Duffy

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LSE director condemns BBC tactics over controversial Panorama documentary

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If the UK wishes its sector as a whole to be as well regarded as its elite stars, the right balance must be found in funding

European ombudsmen must share best practice to improve resolution of students¡¯ grievances, advocates Rob Behrens

Improved procurement could be the secret to balancing the sector¡¯s books in tough times, Nick Petford and Andy Davies suggest

Efficient and inclusive decision-making will help universities to gain the support of their communities, says Ferdinand von Prondzynski

Academic input would boost a neglected war museum, says Sally Feldman

In an alternative universe, Christopher Bigsby is coining it in Vegas

Universities should vet research outputs before they get to the publishing (and scandal) stage, say Roger Watson and Mark Hayter