Jackie Hunter to be next BBSRC chief
Jackie Hunter has been appointed as chief executive and deputy chair of the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council.
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Care leavers ‘need more support’ to reach university
Young people in care are not getting enough support or advice to help them reach higher education, a new study says.
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Inside Higher Ed: Win for History Scholars
By Scott Jaschik, for Inside Higher Ed
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Porn journal prompts hundreds to sign petition
Hundreds of people have signed a petition protesting about new quarterly journal Porn Studies that is due to launch in spring next year.
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Study calls for proper reporting of experiments
Without proper reporting social and psychological experiments are a “waste of money”, researchers have said.
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Rate your lecturer, urges new UK website
In the US, the Rate My Professors website has been used by students to dish out a “public scolding” to their lecturers – and now the UK has its own equivalent, possibly bringing a shiver of dread to...
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Leeds Met considers new name options
Leeds Metropolitan University is planning to change its name and is looking at three options: Leeds Beckett University, Leeds Headingley University and Leeds Ridings University.
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THE books podcast: Joanna Bourke interview
Download the podcastOur third Books podcast features Joanna Bourke, professor of history at Birkbeck, University of London, in conversation with Times Higher Education’s books editor, Karen Shook....
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UCU moves closer to industrial action
Lecturers in the University and College Union have moved a step closer to taking industrial action after the union decided to urge members to reject a 1 per cent pay offer
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Wellcome puts trust in expanded open access
The Wellcome Trust has announced plans to extend its open access policy to include scholarly monographs and book chapters
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THE podcast: 30 May 2013 issue review
Download the podcastScholarly criticism of mass tropical disease treatment campaigns, our popular Books section, and the Russell Group’s £500,000 ‘admission fee’ are up for discussion on this week’s...
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Go open plan to open hearts and minds
Existing office set-up is outdated, v-c argues
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Campus round-up - 30 May 2013
Source: University of BristolSnap judgementThe photographic skills of staff and students at the University of Bristol have been revealed in a competition designed to get people thinking about what...
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30 May 2013
Hard to swallow - Keep doubts to yourselves, critics of mass drug programme told.
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Academy's multi-billion-pound windfall for UK PLC
Universities contributed £3.4 billion to the UK economy in 2011-12 in services to business and the community, figures published in the Higher Education - Business and Community Interaction Survey...