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Wellcome TrustInvestigators in Medical HumanitiesThese awards range from approximately £500,000 to just over £1 million for up to five yearsAward winners: Mark Thomas and Ian BarnesInstitutions:...
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Research intelligence - Mathematicians cut out the publishing middlemen
Episciences Project leads mathematicians’ open-access charge. Paul Jump reports
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News in brief
Research facilitiesSee and shareA national database to allow equipment and facilities to be shared across the sector has been launched. Led by the University of Southampton and funded by the...
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Aberystwyth’s five-year plan to boost numbers
V-c explains plan to boost international and postgraduate numbers. David Matthews reports
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Turnitin is turning up fewer cases of plagiarism
The amount of serious plagiarism committed by UK students has declined by 60 per cent since 2005, according to detection service Turnitin.Figures released by the firm reveal that 7.7 per cent of the...
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Moocs may be massive but are they truly open?
Forum hears doubts about uncollaborative and ‘imperialist’ US platforms. Chris Parr writes
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Guidelines censure anonymous peer reviews
Anonymous refereeing by journal editors frowned on in peer-review guidelines. Paul Jump reports
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Ban country clubs so foreign students mix
Universities might look to ban country-specific student societies to ensure that international students integrate with their British counterparts, it has been suggested.Paul White, pro vice-...
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Next year’s cap won’t fit for-profits
For-profits welcome delay but may have to get ready for quality assessment, John Morgan writes
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Prospectus perspective
Pithy, upbeat words needed to boost staff morale and student recruitment, hears David Matthews
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Inspections: three (or four) into one does go
Universities should be inspected by the Quality Assurance Agency, the Higher Education Funding Council for England and immigration agencies concurrently to reduce administrative burdens, it has been...
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Common-room people
Regional-accented scholars must talk ‘posh’ to avoid prejudice, study shows. Jack Grove reports
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Access all (non-elite) areas
Watchdog ‘is not putting enough pressure’ on elite institutions to widen participation. Jack Grove writes
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Abode sought for students’ home away from home
Bunac archive’s historical material will be lost unless sector offers it a home. Chris Parr reports
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Strings attached
Duncan Wu savours the cadence and nuance that a superb cast bring to this portrayal of the relationship between art and life