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• And now for something completely different, Wolverhampton v-c decides
  The vice-chancellor of the University of Wolverhampton is to retire next summer as she feels it is “time to do something else” after 40 years of full-time work.
  03 September 2010
• Free market on fees threatens rough ride in 'perfect storm'
  Many universities set to lose income overall if cap is lifted, researcher warns. Simon Baker reports
  02 September 2010
• THE World Rankings set for release on 16 September
  Seventh annual survey draws on robust new methodology and 13 performance indicators. Phil Baty reports
  02 September 2010
• Spirit of the money age leads academy to mislay its values
  Australian critics launch attack on 'cargo cult' of university corporatisation. Simon Baker reports
  02 September 2010
• 'Wisdom of crowds' offers novel ways out of cash crisis
  Public's cost-saving ideas include Facebook peer review and teaching in shifts. Simon Baker reports
  02 September 2010
• Gobbledegook and ghastly grammar cast a murky spell on coherence
  'Pedant' professor argues that academics should correct student howlers, writes Rebecca Attwood
  02 September 2010
• Cultural destination: Free passport to the streets of Philadelphia
  Drexel initiative is a palpable hit with students and rival institutions. Sarah Cunnane reports
  02 September 2010
• Voices raised as tongues silenced
  Planned cuts to language provision at Swansea draw a chorus of protests. Hannah Fearn reports
  02 September 2010
• Overseas growth exposes Brits to knowledge vacuum
  Lecturers at UK universities are coming under pressure to create course materials tailored to students on overseas campuses.
  02 September 2010
• Obama plans to relax limits on academic travel to Cuba
  Campaigners claim the ban was introduced for domestic political gain. Jon Marcus reports
  02 September 2010
• From where I sit - STEMming the rate of decline
  Leif Johansson, the chairman of the European Round Table of Industrialists, recently observed that Europe is in danger of being overtaken by China and India economically because of a dearth of engineers. He is right, although the problem...
  02 September 2010
• Juggling home and academic life causes angst
  Students with dual roles struggle to achieve a sustainable work-life balance, writes Cat Davies
  02 September 2010
• Injunction puts US stem-cell research at risk
  Researchers in the US working with human embryonic stem cells might move abroad or abandon their research if an injunction on the federal funding of their research is not overturned, the director of the National Institutes of Health has warned.
  02 September 2010
• Canada and China seek to exchange students, staff and ideas
  Canada ramps up the campaign to improve its position on the world stage, writes Sarah Cunnane
  02 September 2010
• The Week in Higher Education
  The Iranian government has fired at least 18 heads of academic and scientific institutions over the past month in a campaign to punish its opponents, according to reports. Science magazine reported on its website on 26 August that...
  02 September 2010
• Odds and quads
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  02 September 2010
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  02 September 2010
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  02 September 2010
• Aston University - When it just says 'buy me'
  
  02 September 2010
• University of Warwick - Boost for brainy Botswanans
  
  02 September 2010