NSS scores are a 'weak basis' for policymaking
Universities wishing to improve the "student experience" have been warned they are placing too much emphasis on satisfaction scores despite their limited usefulness.
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Canada'Playing well' no longer requiredA controversial element of the admissions process at a Canadian medical school has been discontinued. From next February, applicants hoping to study medicine at...
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A golden opportunity for team players in republic of letters
France moves away from grandes écoles model in bid to foster new elite. Jack Grove reports from Paris
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No jobs, so get them on courses
State should fund one-off extra recruitment to cope with 'crisis', David Blanchflower tells John Morgan
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Borderless researchESRC chief leads Science EuropeThe chief executive of the Economic and Social Research Council, Paul Boyle, has been elected the first president of a new body to represent...
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Grant winners
NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH RESEARCHService Delivery and Organisation programme• Award winner: Naomi Fulop• Institution: King's College London• Value: £494,161Innovations in major system...
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National knowledge service
A UK-wide digital library for British higher education is in reach, says Ann Rossiter, if we can sort the licensing out
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One-note union dirge: change the record and listen to our record
Ideology is preventing the UCU et al from appreciating the private sector's diversity and its fair treatment of staff, argues Aldwyn Cooper
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Pathways to 'Plod'
The impact agenda rewards unoriginal thinkers and threatens to snuff out the bright 'Sparks' who could change the world, warns Bill Amos
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Sector opposes plans for compulsory teacher training
Respondents deliver resounding 'no' to proposals floated in HEA consultation. Jack Grove reports
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'Tension, no mismatch' between visa casualties and coalition reforms
The Home Office is not "rubbing its hands with glee" at the prospect of private colleges closing, a senior official has insisted, as the government revealed that almost 500 independent institutions...
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UCU testimonials show 'liberating' side-effects of pension struggle
The phrase "industrial action" usually summons up images of workers huddled around blazing braziers as they shiver on the picket line.But for some in the University and College Union, it means a...
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Public might not see findings on Gaddafi thesis
A report into allegations that Saif Gaddafi's London School of Economics doctoral thesis was plagiarised may never be made public.
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Postgraduate premium shows significant rise
The gap between the salaries of workers with postgraduate degrees and those holding only undergraduate degrees has grown significantly, a study has shown.
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This is a once-in-a-decade chance to introduce PQA, Ucas head says
Old arguments greet Curnock Cook's appeal for new look at admissions overhaul, Simon Baker writes