Advanced but alone
Can we blame technology for the social isolation of the humanities and social science research students (“Sector must address ‘dehumanising and isolating’ aspects of PhD study”, News, 9 July)? In my...
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The usual suspects
As managing editor of Clues: A Journal of Detection, the only US academic journal on mystery, detective and crime fiction, I share Richard Bradford’s concern (“Beaten to a pulp”, Culture, 4 June)...
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Home and away
Nick Hillman has overlooked the effect of geographical mobility on social mobility in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s (“They would walk 500 miles”, Features, 23 July). Moving to another city also involved...
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Radio gaga
I was pleased to be informed by Jack Grove’s article “Tinkering helps to dial in the joy of learning” (Campus close-up, 23 July) that Saeed Reza Taghizadeh at London Metropolitan University is...
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A precious point
The review of Jeff Scheible’s book on punctuation appears to have overlooked the full stop that punctuates the volume’s hardcover price: £52.50 (“Little things mean a lot”, Books, 23 July). At a...
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Smart fees
You report renewed interest in charging variable tuition fees depending on an assessment of the value of the subject being studied (“Would students swallow fees varying by subject?”, Analysis, 23...
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Globe-trotting researchers make a mark with their work
Data show link between international collaboration, mobility and high-impact research
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Grant winners – 30 July 2015
A round-up of recent recipients of research council cash
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Laurie Taylor – 30 July 2015
The official weekly newsletter of the University of Poppleton. Finem respice!
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15 most cited companies in REF impact case study analysis
Pharmaceutical firms were mentioned most often in universities’ impact case study submissions to the research excellence framework, according to a report
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Roaming between networks
From Africa to the UK, countries must find ways to capitalise on the global ebb and flow of today’s mobile scholars
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Branch campus death knell ‘over-exaggerated’, says offshore provost
Head of University of Nottingham Malaysia says too much emphasis placed on small number of closures
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Campus close-up: Testing the future of telecommunications
The University of Surrey’s centre for testing the next generation of mobile technology has seen significant buy-in from industry