'What if you don't fancy "servicing the local economy", a phrase that makes what's probably a respectable activity sound like an arrestable offence?'

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Issues relating to the UK government's plans to get academics to stop doing what they do best and start helping business are examined. It is argued that despite what the government thinks, as the 2001 research assessment exercise demonstrated what academics do best is research and under the government's latest white paper on higher education, up to 12,000 academics may not be allowed to engage in research any more.

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'The phrase "Britain could do better" is one of many that can be found in all three documents. Perhaps they were all written by the same person'

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An analysis of the policies, particularly the higher education policies, of the Labour, Conservative and Liberal Democrat parties in the UK ahead of the general election. Party activists are advised not to rely too heavily on disaffected students and academics to turn out and vote for any of the parties.

Public affairs, Students, College, Political activity, College teachers, College faculty, Political aspects, College students

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'How can it be worthwhile for any selective university to run a local school? The only concrete return is pleasing the current Government'

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An analysis of the Labour Party's proposal that universities in the UK invest time and money in the operation of 'trust schools'. It is argued that such a plan would only divert a university's resources from other areas where they would be better deployed.

Government domestic functions, Services information, Services, Labour Party (United Kingdom)

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