Academic Funding

Campaign for Social Science reaches £50,000 milestone
Academic Funding
June 1, 2011

Campaign for Social Science reaches £50,000 milestone

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College Costs Linked to Risky Teen Behavior
Academic Funding
May 25, 2011

College Costs Linked to Risky Teen Behavior

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“Don’t look to the Ivy League”
Academic Funding
May 16, 2011

“Don’t look to the Ivy League”

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“UEL losing its soul”
Academic Funding
April 28, 2011

“UEL losing its soul”

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Breaking silences on broken promises

Breaking silences on broken promises

At a recent seminar of the Campaign for the Public University, someone raised what is an increasingly pressing question. Why aren’t more […]

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Public letter from academics on AHRC decision to promote Big Society research

Public letter from academics on AHRC decision to promote Big Society research

188 academics, mainly from the UK, have signed a letter published in today’s Observer newspaper, on the decision by the Arts and […]

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When did the Big Society turn into Big Brother?

When did the Big Society turn into Big Brother?

A column by Tom Sutcliffe in today’s Independent addresses the question of academic freedom posed by reports that the Arts and Humanities […]

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Time to concentrate?

Time to concentrate?

UK Government and research funding agencies are pursuing a strategy of focusing and concentrating the funding of social science research into a […]

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A new binary divide? Social science after concentration, and how to cope…

A new binary divide? Social science after concentration, and how to cope…

Perri 6, Professor of Social Policy at Nottingham Trent University, has produced a detailed analysis of the implications of concentrating doctoral training […]

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Recent speeches by UK Universities Minister on the Government’s vision for higher education

Recent speeches by UK Universities Minister on the Government’s vision for higher education

The Universities and Science Minister, David Willetts MP, has made several key speeches recently setting out the Government’s views on the role […]

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Why understanding can’t be bought or sold

Why understanding can’t be bought or sold

A blog by Les Back on Sociology and the Cuts argues that it is wrong to blame consumerist students for the way that […]

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Social research and public accountability

Social research and public accountability

The Campaign for the Public University defends and promotes the idea of university as a public good. The following is an extract from a […]

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