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A declining pool of applicants means institutions now offer more flexible courses
New methods of controlling the spread of the disease are being tested, but they need time to be developed
The disease of overwork is partly in our minds and it has a bearing on how stressed we feel
A new study shows that in mice, adult brains are sufficiently adaptable to compensate for temporary loss of vision with better hearing
Innovation will be the theme of the business school at the university that specialises in science
Partnerships and mergers are multiplying as schools seek scale – but not everyone is happy
The partnership will initially focus on undergraduate degrees in the UK
Alexander Triantis will take charge of the school on September 1, succeeding Anand Anandalingam
Online learning methods are dissolving the longstanding barriers that have kept people out of higher education
The McDonough school makes its first foray into online degrees with a masters in finance
Tom Robertson announces he will step down as dean from the University of Pennsylvania MBA school in 2014
The new dean is an expert in electronic markets
US business school is the latest non-profit to look to a profit-making company to fund expansion
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Anand Anandalingam to move on from June
Decision making and the effectiveness of the presidential system are topics for this week’s round-up
Attempts to silo-bust can have a nasty habit of upending the power structure
Accountancy professor John Elliott to become boss of the business school at the University of Connecticut
Savers are paying the price as moderate inflation eats at low interest rates
In dynamic economies, both creation and destruction are high
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