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While Richard Black may be correct that good research and good teaching can go together, they often do not (“Have universities really neglected teaching?”, Opinion, 19 November). Few lecturers can...
While Richard Black may be correct that good research and good teaching can go together, they often do not (“Have universities really neglected teaching?”, Opinion, 19 November). Few lecturers can...
Writing with the authority of a former head of Ofsted, Sir David Bell, now vice-chancellor of the University of Reading, writes: “There is an opportunity to create a proportionate, sensible system...
The recent article “Has the multi-campus university had its day?” is a fashion statement (19 November). The use of terms such as “criminal”, “short-sighted” and “disgrace” by critics of London...

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Chris Brink, who has been at the helm since 2007, will leave his post in December 2016

If the government is serious about globalisation in higher education, it should do more to open up overseas study to UK students