Inside Higher Ed: Big push for open access
By Ry Rivard, for Inside Higher Ed
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Funding councils publish REF open-access proposals
The UK’s higher education funding councils will not express a preference for either green or gold open access in their submission rules for future research excellence frameworks.
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Funding councils publish REF open-access proposals
The UK’s higher education funding councils will not express a preference for either green or gold open access in their submission rules for future research excellence frameworks.
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UCU set to strike at Birmingham
Unionised academics at the University of Birmingham have voted to strike over threatened compulsory redundancies and “aggressive” management tactics.
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Memoir delves into university stalking
The memoir of a creative writing tutor stalked by a former student turned “verbal terrorist” is attracting widespread attention.
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US aims to engage Muslim world via higher education
The idea of “education diplomacy” has “really arrived” at the highest levels of American foreign policy, a US State Department official has told an international higher education conference
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Mooc providers expand
Two of the leading US massive open online course providers have each almost doubled the number of universities offering courses on their online platforms.
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Peers lament open access 'confusion'
The lack of clarity over Research Councils UK’s new open access policy is “unacceptable” and government ministers should learn lessons from the confusion, according to a House of Lords report.
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Gloucestershire goes INTO joint venture
The University of Gloucestershire has agreed to validate a range of pre-degree courses for international students as part of a new tie-up with private firm INTO University Partnerships.
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'Are you experienced?'
If so, finds Christopher Bigsby, a Master of Arts of deception could be yours
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Alternative universes to explore
Higher education is not compulsory, and in an environment of rising costs and scepticism on both sides of the Atlantic, growing numbers are becoming increasingly vocal about the other options. Jon...
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Where there's a Mooc
Our Head of Massive Open Online Courses, Mickey “Moocs” Johnson, has reacted vigorously to the suggestion by Diana Laurillard, professor of learning with digital technologies at the London Knowledge...
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Eastern block: overseas students opt for offshore platforms
More than a third of overseas study for UK higher education qualifications takes place in Malaysia, Singapore, Pakistan and China, data from the Higher Education Statistics Agency show.In 2011-12,...
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Cameron’s Indian signs welcome, but policy unchanged
‘Change of tone’ will not arrest falling student numbers, critics argue. David Matthew reports
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THE podcast: 21 February 2013 issue review
Podcast Powered By PodbeanAre scruffy clothes a sign of intelligence? And will David Cameron’s visit to India benefit UK higher education? These are among the topics covered on this week’s issue...