Evolutionary battleground (2 of 2)
Steven Rose claims that Mark Pagel's Wired for Culture is full of contradictions and misunderstandings, but this is actually more characteristic of Rose's review than Pagel's book (" 'Brain candy' is...
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Flagged up
Regarding "Journalistic prejudice" (22 March). The article, about Australian media issues, is written by a Melbourne-based author...but the flag above it is New Zealand's. Granted, they are similar,...
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Amber Miro, 1965-2012
An expert in the benefits new technology can bring to students, Amber Miro was regarded by colleagues and friends as "unfailingly positive".Ms Miro joined the London School of Economics as an IT...
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THE Scholarly Web
Weekly transmissions from the blogosphere
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Campus round-up
Goldsmiths/Edinburgh/HertfordshireProphet margin vanishesAn experiment that supposedly proved the existence of psychic powers has been challenged by a group of British psychologists. Academics at...
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29 March 2012
Crash course - If failure is not an option, students will never succeed
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University participation rate stalls
The growth in the proportion of young people participating in higher education has stalled after years of steady increases, according to new figures.
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Campus Review: Hecs black hole reaches A$500m
By Susan Woodward, for Campus Review
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London lecturers strike over pensions
Lecturers from post-1992 universities in London are joining school teachers in a walk-out to protest against changes to their pensions.
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Ucas ditches PQA plan
Plans for students to apply to university after getting their grades have been abandoned in the face of opposition from schools and universities.
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University donations up but Budget raises worries over future
Universities have once again seen a rise in philanthropic donations, but there are warnings that a cap on tax relief announced in last week’s Budget could stop this progress “dead in its tracks”.
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Student visa system criticised by NAO
The National Audit Office has called for tougher action against overseas students who are breaking visa rules, prompting Universities UK to warn that “legitimate concerns about immigration” should...
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Inside Higher Ed: Bad behaviours
By Kaustuv Basu, for Inside Higher Ed
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Study highlights fees deterrent for postgraduates
Higher fees for UK master’s courses are deterring students from continuing their studies and the deterrent is strongest for those from poorer backgrounds, according to a new study.
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Don’t shrink science in the House of Lords, Cameron told
Four learned societies have written to the prime minister to protest against plans to reduce the resources of the Lords Science and Technology Committee.