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Awards and promotions
Indiana University-Purdue University IndianapolisAnthony ‘AJ’ Baucum IIAnthony “AJ” Baucum II, recently appointed assistant professor of biology at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis,...
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Rural is off the rankings radar
League tables should recognise the work of community-focused institutions in the developing world, argues Mukti Mishra
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Six conference questions every academic hears
Allan Johnson on the misunderstood B-sides of conference presentations
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State puts weight behind teaching qualification data
Academics fear thin end of wedge
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Inside a cooperative university
We report from Spain on the University of Mondragon, which is fighting to preserve its teaching mission, industry-focused research and mutual governance model
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‘Publish or perish’ blamed for extreme results
Methodological controversy and a “publish or perish” culture explain why papers from US behavioural studies are more likely to exaggerate findings.
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'Mooc' makes Oxford online dictionary
The acronym Mooc has made the Oxford Dictionaries Online – a web-based lexicon of current English by the publishers of the Oxford English Dictionary
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Zero-hours probe launched by Scottish union
A Scottish lecturer’s union has launched an investigation into the use of zero-hours contracts by universities and colleges in Scotland
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Buckingham launches independent medical school
The first UK undergraduate medical degree to be offered by a private university has been launched, and will begin teaching from January 2015
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Ivy League's huge debts revealed
By Ry Rivard, for Inside Higher Ed
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Penguin experts fly to Bristol
Penguins seldom come to Britain, it is said, because they are afraid of Wales.
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NUS tends £5 million green fund
A student project to create an “edible campus” is among the beneficiaries of a £5 million fund from England’s funding council.
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Private college strikes overseas student deal with universities
A London-based private provider is to offer pathway programmes with a consortium of Northern universities, enabling international students to get on to degree courses
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LSBU to take orders from Phoenix
London South Bank University has announced that its new vice-chancellor will be David Phoenix, current deputy vice-chancellor at the University of Central Lancashire.