Improving English channels
A course from the UK can’t simply be transplanted overseas even if the language used is the same, says Rebecca Hughes
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A-level changes criticised by scientific community
Scientists have reacted angrily to changes in A-level content announced by Michael Gove.
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Toni Pearce re-elected NUS president
Toni Pearce has been re-elected as the president of the National Union of Students in a landslide victory
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Boris: scientists in UK have ‘certain fastidiousness about money’
Commercialising research can do ‘far more’ for humanity than Nobel Prizes, says Mayor of London
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Video: 2014 Globalization of Higher Education conference
Hillary Clinton, Martin Bean, Naledi Pandor, Arne Duncan and others on the future of higher education
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NUS blasts David Willetts over changes to disabled students’ support
David Willetts is “arrogant and out of touch” in seeking “unfair” cuts to disabled students’ funding, according to the National Union of Students.
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STEM majors growing in US, suggests research
By Scott Jaschik, for Inside Higher Ed
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Race discrimination in universities still a problem, reports survey
Nearly 60 per cent of black and minority ethnic higher education staff and students questioned for a survey feel they have been discriminated against
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1,300 universities, one shared fear: the commodification of education
IAU study identifies threats and opportunities of internationalisation
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Video: Have you heard the one about the joke-telling robot?
A photograph of a robot programmed by scientists at Queen Mary University of London to crack jokes has won the overall prize in a national science photography competition organised by the Engineering...
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From robots to charades: 15 remarkable science photographs
Image competition unearths photographic gems
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David Willetts moots overseas universities taking part in the REF
England’s funding council has been asked to look at whether overseas universities could take part in future research excellence frameworks.
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Athena SWAN extended to research institutes
Six publicly funded research institutes have won Athena SWAN awards for promoting good employment practices for women in science.
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THE podcast: 3 April 2014 issue review
Download the podcastVice-chancellors’ pay, a plagiarism row that spans generations, and the usefulness of bombarding prospective students with data about universities are among the topics up for...
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THE podcast: Northwestern University
Download the podcastMorton Schapiro, president of Northwestern University (pictured), and Robert McQuinn, vice-president for alumni relations and development at the same institution, discuss the US...