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If the Russell Group is the Premier League, why is there no relegation?
An annual scrap for survival in English universities¡¯ elite grouping could make for compelling TV viewing, suggests James Tooley?
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Eight thoughts on what Theresa May¡¯s ¡®major review¡¯ means for English universities
John Morgan looks at the key issues a review may cover and the big worries for the sector
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Labour 2017: fees pledge keeps party in campaign mode, but detail is lacking
Education debate at the Labour conference in Brighton has gone beyond the easy headlines, says Andy Westwood ¨C but important questions remain unanswered
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The week in higher education: 10 August 2017
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world¡¯s media
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Fine pencils are no use in the UK¡¯s big-picture fees debate
University leaders dismayed by factual holes in the revived debate over tuition fees should respond with some broad brush strokes of their own, says Andy Westwood
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Are ¡®edusceptics¡¯ right to portray higher education as a big con?
A recent wave of commentators have been disparaging universities and painting all who work in them as complicit in a fraud. Philip Cowan examines their case
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Ed Balls interview: ¡®When the dust settles, people see the truth¡¯
Gordon Brown¡¯s former right-hand man talks to John Morgan about his return to Harvard, Labour¡¯s higher education ¡®failure¡¯ and a political comeback
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So who's an ancient relic now?
Having stepped out from the shadows of Downing Street, Lord Adonis, the new Education Minister, was due to make his parliamentary debut as The Times Higher went to press. As one might expect, the...
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Oxford teaching and the ?16K question
How does the university calculate the real cost of undergraduate education?
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MP flags Tories' 'huge concern' over Offa head
A Tory MP has warned that there is opposition on his party¡¯s front bench to Les Ebdon, following criticism of his comments on the ¡°snobbery¡± surrounding university education.
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V-cs left off Tony's list
Prime minister Tony Blair this week hosted a soir¨¦e for higher education. Some 200 people attended the Downing Street event, the theme of which was excellence in higher education. A guest list...
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Cnut is no B'Stard
Rik Mayall is to make a television comeback as a scheming university professor. He will play Adonis Cnut - pronounced "Canute" - in a follow-up to his role as sleazy Tory MP Alan B'Stard. Professor...
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With a song in their heart
The following Christmas entertainment is being advertised in the corridors of lecturers' union Natfhe: "Andrew Adonis Productions in association with Mandy Partners proudly presents The Top-up Fees...