Self-reflective study: the rise of ‘mesearch’
Emma Rees investigates research where selfhood and scholarship are intertwined
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Uclan sets aside £2.8m to cover losses overseas
University says that provision should be seen in context of a £10 million surplus across the institution as a whole
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Two tribes? Science and art are more like than unalike
The case for research funding in the humanities is stronger if we recognise the similarities, argues David Eastwood
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Strasbourg upholds sacked scholar’s right to criticise management
European Court of Human Rights rules in favour of a whistleblowing Latvian academic
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How to Write a Thesis, by Umberto Eco
This guide gets right to the heart of the virtues that make a scholar, Robert Eaglestone discovers
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Oxford v-c Andrew Hamilton named new NYU president
Andrew Hamilton, the University of Oxford vice-chancellor, has been named the next president of New York University
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Budget 2015: PhD loans up to £25K announced
George Osborne has announced that the government will offer PhD and research-based master’s students income-contingent loans of up to £25,000
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THE podcast: Jisc Digital Festival 2015
Download the podcastThe 2015 Jisc Digital Festival, known as Digifest, took place in Birmingham on 9 and 10 March 2015.In this podcast, reporter Chris Parr speaks with Carole Goble, a professor in...
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Australian government's bid to uncap fees falls again
Plans to uncap tuition fees in Australia have been defeated in the country’s upper house for the second time in four months
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Warwick v-c Nigel Thrift recorded calling student protesters ‘yobs’
But university’s registrar defends v-c, saying he has been ‘targeted personally and directly’ for weeks
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Birmingham pro v-c Richard Williams to head Heriot-Watt
A University of Birmingham pro vice-chancellor has been appointed to lead Heriot-Watt University
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University duty on ‘non-violent extremism’ not mentioned for Scotland
Prevent document from government has different wording for English/Welsh universities
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Inaugural THE Africa Universities Summit to be held in Johannesburg
Times Higher Education has announced that it will hold its inaugural THE Africa Universities Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, in July 2015
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Private college ‘fiasco’ could cost £100 million, suggests Hodge
The public cost of the coalition government’s private college “fiasco” could be in the region of £100 million
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Poorer students ‘not studying key A levels’ for selective universities
Just a third of bright teenagers from poorer backgrounds take an A level likely to help them attend a selective university, a study says