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• Dual-strand science funding pots may move closer in wake of budget review
  'Illogical' not to view QR and research council cash together, says BIS official. Zoë Corbyn reports
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• HEA's ex-chief calls for change in a frank end-of-term report
  The national body for university teaching has a future - but not in its present form, says its former head.
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• An essential equation: saving jobs is a question of fractions for UCU at Sussex
  University noncommittal on 'fractional scheme' to stave off redundancies. John Morgan writes
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• Students swear by module of 'obscenely hard' work
  Professor who practises what he preaches sees class enrolment soar. Rebecca Attwood reports
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• Rankings partner focuses on matters of reputation
  Thomson Reuters' invitation-only survey to gauge opinion on research and teaching. Phil Baty writes
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• Overseas students happier, but still cold
  Noise and lack of bedding are among the problems faced by those from abroad. John Morgan reports
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• Cumbria appeals fines for over-recruitment
  The fate of the University of Cumbria lies in the hands of funding chiefs as it waits to hear whether it will be fined £1 million for recruiting too many students this year.
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• Tony, George and Adolf's fighting talk
  Scholar addresses rhetoric's deadly role in turning 'jaw-jaw' into 'war-war'. Matthew Reisz reports
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• Social scientists aim to save 'fragile flower' from retrenchment frost
  Academics prepare to defend the discipline from the pruning scissors. Matthew Reisz reports
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• Plagiarism probe sees UK scholar quit Belgian post
  A British academic has resigned from his post at a Belgian university after being accused of plagiarising the PhD thesis of a member of the Finnish Parliament.
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• Protests as Kent says goodbye to 'weakest links'
  The University of Kent is making up to 11 academics compulsorily redundant, including four professors in its School of Biosciences, on the grounds that their research and teaching performance is not up to scratch.
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• HR is surprise area of interdisciplinary strength
  For academics wary of managerialism, it may come as a shock to learn that "human resources management and public policy" is the UK's strongest area of interdisciplinary research.
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• Wales wants governors not cheerleaders
  Reviews foreshadow change in the governance and shape of sector and HEFCW. Hannah Fearn reports
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• Qualifications rated over quality in course guides
  More "consumer" information about courses is a key higher education policy for both the Conservative and Labour parties, but it may be less of a priority for students themselves.
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• Dark clouds threaten UK prosperity if blue-skies research not a priority
  Science bodies issue warnings about budget cuts and directed funding, Zoë Corbyn writes
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• News in brief
  Research councils
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• The week in higher education
  The oft-repeated claim that things have got so bad in British science that Stephen Hawking is leaving for greener pastures abroad re-emerged on 3 March. The Daily Mail said the professor of physics was considering a permanent move from the...
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• Odds and quads
  Terry's, best known today for its Chocolate Orange, was established in 1767.
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• Students with disabilities opt for arts, not IT
  A study suggests that students with disabilities are more likely to study the creative arts than any other subject.
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• One extreme to the other and everything in-between
  Analysis for Hefce finds a spectrum of opinions on knowledge transfer's benefits. Hannah Fearn writes
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