Alan Milburn commission: look again at post-exam applications
Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission says targets set to be missed on access so more action needed
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LSE director Craig Calhoun to step down
The US sociologist has informed staff that he will not seek a second term as head of the London School of Economics
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Oxford college agrees to remove Cecil Rhodes plaque
But the fate of Rhodes statue remains uncertain as anti-racism campaigners call for it be taken down
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Staffordshire University names new vice-chancellor
Sheffield Hallam University deputy vice-chancellor Liz Barnes will take over at Staffordshire early next year
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Cats and academia: a short history
From writing papers to urinating on other people’s work, cats have a rich history of scholarly work, finds Glen Wright
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World insight: Chile has made huge higher education strides, but must invest in technology
Rather than scrapping fees, universities in the country should invest the money in developing their research, says Cristián Larroulet
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Glyndwr names Maria Hinfelaar as next v-c
President of Limerick Institute of Technology to join North Wales university in April
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HE Green Paper: reforms will benefit the established elite
Successful reform of higher education to reward good teaching 'may be an impossibility', says Paul Blackmore
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Scottish government cuts higher education budget by 3 per cent
Meanwhile, education committee calls for 'further detail' from ministers on controversial governance measures
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Hong Kong University of Science and Technology: how to succeed as a university in just 25 years
President Tony Chan puts rise to world stage down to money, research-active staff and the lure of Hong Kong
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Has Hefce's approach to quality review damaged its standing in government?
Publication of quality assessment consultation so soon after the general election may not have gone down well in Whitehall
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Interview with Sonia Boyce
We talk to the artist and academic about black artists’ vital role in Modernism and how to bring this to the attention of the public
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Obituary: Richard Ward, 1944-2015
A leading researcher on diseases spread by insects and ways of combating them has died
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Newcastle University staff express fears over new ‘targets’
‘Minimum expectations’ for research income will be used as part of staff performance review
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Impact of ‘austerity politics’ charted by De Montfort centre
New research initiative is thought to be the first of its kind in the UK, if not the world