The RAE has not been kind to Russell Group universities. Every single member of the group has experienced a reduction in the amount of research funding per researcher for their 2009-10 allocation. This amounts to £6,000 per researcher. Ouch. Read more here.
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Relative funding cuts for Russell Group universities
Listen to the bus. Believe me, with the wages you’ll be earning, you’ll be using it for a while yet…
So that’s okay then…
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Is Hermione Granger off to Yale?
Facts are intensely annoying. They always seem to get in the way of a good story. For instance, take the 'news' that Hermione Granger herself (well, Emma Watson), has got into Yale University in the USA.
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Credit Crunch: Apocalypse, later…
As I’ve said before, the credit crunch really isn’t that bad for students. If you’re graduating in July, you will have some trouble finding a job. But, hey, use the gap to do something fun. Go teach scuba diving in Thailand. Go volunteer. Do an MA. Don’t sit there and sob because some God-awful...
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Student paper’s editors resign over offensive magazine
The editors of Oxford’s student paper – Cherwell – have had to resign, following the fallout from a satirical magazine released by Cherwell staff. You’d think that following the ‘Bring A Fit Jew’ debacle students with a high profile at Oxford would be a bit more careful. This might seem a bit unfair, but...
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A need for moderation
The room was jammed. People were even standing at the back to get a glimpse of the speaker. Black and white scarves dominated the room, each wearer showing his or her solidarity with the Palestinian movement. There was a palpable sense of excitement among the crowd, an energy stemming from the feeling that history...
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Universally challenged: Exeter University in major general knowledge fail*
I love University Challenge. It gives students a chance to be on telly, Jeremy Paxman a chance to be rude to people other than politicians and my Dad a chance to show off every Monday evening. But the best thing about it is this: it’s bloody hard. If you come away with half a...
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Entrapment: How Labour is ruining Britain’s universities
Entrapment is a horrible thing. Whether it’s US snipers using ‘bait’ to give themselves an excuse to shoot Iraqis, or just a really bad movie, it should be avoided in all forms. But, according to The Times, this is exactly what the government is doing to the UK’s universities: “Universities will now have their...
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