English standards being set below recommended levels
Nearly two in three UK universities are setting English language requirements below the recommended level for undergraduate students from outside the European Union, according to a Times Higher...
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Researchers got talent, but negative factors usher them to the exit door
Academic performance is not a predictor of whether researchers remain in the academy, a study has concluded.
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UCL recruits star to helm flagship
Queen Mary loses high-profile intellectual Lisa Jardine to London rival. Matthew Reisz reports
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A-level grades throw number of places into doubt
But Hefce says 'no reason to believe' AAB policy will shut out more students. John Morgan writes
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Shared Services Centre is 'below standard' and new tasks won't help it improve, says STFC head
The performance of the "already over-stretched" Shared Services Centre for the UK research councils may suffer further when new bodies begin to use the centre in the coming months, it has been warned.
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QAA rules on collaborations demand more from degree-awarding bodies
Universities should regularly inspect their collaborative partners to check on their financial stability and legal status, according to beefed-up Quality Assurance Agency requirements.
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Do women seek smaller grant sums than men?
Women may be systematically asking for smaller amounts of research funding than men, a study has claimed.
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Basic economics: make sure the staff are paid
Buckingham unaware that college it validates has slipped again. David Matthews writes
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News in brief
Healthcare studiesHEA's prescription for learningThe Higher Education Academy has announced plans to work with the Council of Deans of Health on a year-long project to improve education for health...
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Penny for your magical thoughts
We can't resist investing in karma and bargaining with fate, say researchers. Matthew Reisz reports
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I cite, you cite, we all cite together
"Why me?" That was the defensive reaction of T.G. Ventnor, our Professor of Leisure Studies, to the allegation that the learned journal of which he is editor had displayed "anomalous citation...
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Escape velocity for science and economy
Ken Pounds' "Planetary attraction" (Opinion, 16 August) rightly draws attention to the tremendous scientific, technological and inspirational value of space research to advanced economies such as the...
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Leave it to the professionals
Involving universities in developing and monitoring A levels is a good idea and will help to address grade inflation - but the model proposed by Ofqual is unlikely to work ("Higher counsel is no...
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Shelf harm (1 of 2)
The University of Oxford holds the second-largest library collection in the UK after the British Library. It is steward of this precious resource for its students, for the nation and for the world....
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Shelf harm (2 of 2)
I am concerned about the plan to relocate the Women's Library at London Metropolitan University to the London School of Economics ("Imperilled archive seeks new fearless champion", News, 2 August)....