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United StatesPolitical squeezeA major US funding agency will not allocate cash to any new political science research for the remainder of 2013. The National Science Foundation took the decision less...
United StatesPolitical squeezeA major US funding agency will not allocate cash to any new political science research for the remainder of 2013. The National Science Foundation took the decision less...
Widening participationStill a struggle below poverty lineChildren from the poorest families remain about half as likely to enter higher education as their more affluent peers, according to government...

For good growth, add soap and waterChildren under the age of five who have access to clean water and soap are half a centimetre taller than those who lack such basics, a study shows. The Cochrane...

Educators should not assume that all young people are old hands online, research shows. Jon Marcus reports

Before I took my seat at the Shanghai Theatre Academy for a performance of The Face of Chiang Kai-shek, I was aware that the play was written by a student of drama and movie arts at Nanjing...

Palestinians and Israelis live and learn together in City University initiative. Matthew Reisz reports

Students should not be turned into consumers, sector expert Jürgen Enders tells David Matthews

Institutions consider a ‘range of strategies’ to win favourable scores from students. Jack Grove writes

Academy risks research future by failing to give credit where it’s due. Chris Parr reports

Economic and Social Research CouncilTransformative Research Call: ‘Transforming’ Social ScienceMaximum limit of £250,000; will run for 18 months.Award winner: Chris WebsterInstitution: Cardiff...
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Cardiff UniversityRachel CowgillThe new head of the School of Music at Cardiff University said she was encouraged to learn that her appointment had the unanimous support of her colleagues. Rachel...

An archaeologist who discovered the bones of a “hobbit” in Indonesia, which may represent a completely new species of early human, has died.Mike Morwood was born in Auckland, New Zealand on October...

We must rethink higher education to get the most from digital platforms, say David Roberts and Blaine Greteman