The perils of REF 'irradiation'
Academics have internalised research assessment to such a degree that the effects may be irreversible, fears Thomas Harrison
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University of the buffer zone
The story of an unlikely branch campus in Cyprus and higher education on a divided island
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Women in STEM ‘sole focus’ of gender imbalance debate
More men must be encouraged into female-dominated areas such as nursing and teaching, says Ucas chief
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Turnitin: learning aid or cheaters’ helper?
Students’ use of plagiarism software is educational, firm and some scholars say
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Huge variation in graduate teaching assistants’ pay
Survey finds earnings fluctuate by department and wages fail to reflect hours worked
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Which mission groups hook the most foreign students?
Different types of university across UK higher education have seen varying fortunes when it comes to international student recruitment over the past 10 years, this graph shows
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Panel to review student funding model
UUK to look at what changes would lower cost of system after report reveals meagre savings after fees hike
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News in brief - 24 April 2014
Ucas consultationNew tariff points system plannedUniversities will be asked to comment on a revised Ucas tariff points system. The admissions body is seeking the views of higher education...
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Hepi director: we could learn from Australian funding system
Policymakers urged to learn lessons from ‘advanced’ overseas model
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THE Scholarly Web - 24 April 2014
Weekly transmissions from the blogosphere
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What’s Klingon for ‘impact’?
I’ve had it with university enterprise: beam me up, Scotty, says Christopher Bigsby
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‘Hard core’ UCU activists urge staff to reject 2% pay offer
Marking boycott suspended as union warns accepting deal would represent a ‘damaging defeat’
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Whose side are we on in this moral contest?
Universities should not acquiesce in a system that perpetuates inequality - they must take a stand against it, argues Thomas Docherty
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The Secret Academic Diary of Emma Rees
Emma Rees on the self-absorbed musings of Adrian Mole, the much-loved creation of the late Sue Townsend
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‘Pot schools’ crop up as US states relax laws
But federal restrictions on cannabis are hampering US research, scholars warn