Public service may be wrong dose for Brazil’s doctors
Opprobrium for two-year extension to medical courses
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Investors poised for boom in European student housing
Low rents, cheaper fees and lack of construction ideal combination
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Nation builders’ Euro monument
Erasmus, the Renaissance humanist scholar, lives on in rejuvenated form. His name, used by the European Union since 1987 for its programme of subsidised student mobility and university cooperation,...
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Grant winners - 25 July 2013
Arts and Humanities Research CouncilResponsive Mode GrantsAward winner: John KochInstitution: University of WalesValue: £689,167Atlantic Europe in the metal ages (AEMA): questions of shared...
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Martin Lowson, 1938-2013
An academic and research scientist who made major contributions to fields as diverse as noise generation, aerodynamics and urban transport has died
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Appointments - 25 July 2013
University of WorcesterElizabeth PeelThe University of Worcester’s newly appointed professor of psychology and social change said the role provided an opportunity to “enthuse and engage” people...
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Piled Higher and Deeper by Jorge Cham - 25 July 2013
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Peaks and valleys of learning in Chile
In education, Chile is a land of extremes, finds Felipe Fernández-Armesto
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Credit the cool insight
Alexander Maxwell cites a student as committing an exam howler for confusing Pavlik Morozov, “the Soviet youth murdered by his family after informing on his parents” with “a Russian explorer who...
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Women’s stock delisted
I have been thinking about the complexities of the Association of Business Schools’ Academic Journal Quality Guide Version 4. This is the list favoured by the association that ranks (from 0 to 4...
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Ineffectual institute
The Royal Anthropological Institute’s aborted deal to partner the University of Buckingham in offering a master’s degree in anthropology (“Tribal uprising over Royal Institute-Buckingham anthropology...
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IQ and class acts
In his opinion article “Here’s to class act that challenged tyranny of class in admissions” (11 July), Paul Temple stated: “Only an unusual genetic theory could link natural ability to your dad’s job...
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Brake for thought
How refreshing to read Thomas Docherty’s plea for a new relationship with time, efficiency and (implicitly) technology in the academy (“Rushing to bad judgement: need for speed kills learning”, 18 ...
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Consistent considerations
We note that the debate about degree classifications and institutional regulations and actions to increase the proportion of first- and upper-second-class degrees is being raised again: “Surrey...
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Counterpoints to the 10 point presentation
Most of Tara Brabazon’s 10 tips for PhD students (11 July) are sound advice, but the headline “10 truths a supervisor will never tell you” is unfair. “10 truths you need to know about supervisors”...