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Smoke and mirrors
‘Agnotology’, the art of spreading doubt (as pioneered by Big Tobacco), distorts the scepticism of research to obscure the truth. Areas of academic life have been tainted by the practice, but some...
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Taken for granted
When ERC grant winner Hilde De Weerdt found administrators to be more interested in her funding than in her project, she moved institution. She suggests that those similarly treated seek a more...
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Sir Gabriel Horn, 1927-2012
A distinguished scientist who broke new ground in bridging the gap between neurophysiology and animal behaviour has died.Sir Gabriel Horn was born on 9 December 19 and educated at Handsworth...
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THE Scholarly Web
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Campus round-up
University of DundeeDifference engineScientists have discovered a molecule that enables identical cells to differentiate, forming the building blocks for life. Researchers from the College of Life...
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Institutions relying on clearing may struggle, says study
Universities that rely heavily on clearing may have trouble filling their places as students become choosier about courses, researchers have claimed.
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Shanghai Jiao Tong university rankings revealed
The top ten universities in the world have remained unchanged in the 2012 Shanghai Jiao Tong rankings, but for the first time China has more universities in the top 500 than the UK.
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Pearson launches college with Royal Holloway degrees
Education company Pearson has launched a college that will offer degrees through the FTSE 100 company's partnership with Royal Holloway, University of London.
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Inside Higher Ed: In running mate, hints of Romney's higher education policy
By Libby A. Nelson for Inside Higher Ed
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Ignore admissions doomsayers, UUK tells students
The main body representing universities in the UK has sought to reassure students in the light of "doom-laden" forecasts about how admissions will pan out after this year's A-level results are...
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Green light for Cambridge's £1bn development
Planning permission for a £1 billion development by the University of Cambridge has been granted.
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Low-income families half as likely to see children reach university
Teenagers from poor families are half as likely to progress to higher education as those from richer ones, a new report shows.
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Hefce surveys postgrads amid 'crisis' talk
England's funding council has commissioned educational research company i-graduate to research the information needs of taught postgraduates, who now make up around one fifth of all UK students.
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Commission raises spectre of higher fees’ deterrent effect
About 15,000 young people may have been deterred from applying to university by the trebling of tuition fees, an independent taskforce has said.