Erol Erduran, 1932-2011
A pioneering educator, teaching at all levels, Erol Erduran played an instrumental role in the foundation of the first Turkish Cypriot university in Northern Cyprus.Throughout his career, he was...
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Campus round-up
University of LiverpoolAnger managementGetting angry at work may not usually be the route to a promotion, but research suggests that in one industry it is a vital part of getting the job done. The...
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Odds and quads
In the gruesome or grimly comic medieval Dance of Death, skeletons or decaying corpses are depicted rounding up the living.
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What are you reading?
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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25 August 2011
Anarchy in the UK - With the collapse of the old fees regime, confusion reigns across the land
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Will students be living the Hi-de-Hi life at Pontins?
Universities employ expensive pro vice-chancellors to oversee the “student experience” and spend hundreds of hours poring over survey results on student satisfaction.
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A fifth of graduate workers earn less than school-leavers
One in five graduates earn less than the average worker educated to A-level standard, new figures show.
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Annual list highlights cultural chasm between scholars and students
They are the internet generation that only remember the presidency of one George Bush and consider dial-up internet “sooooooo last century”.
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Biggest losers in sub-£7.5k auction revealed
The institutions that are set to lose the most student places as a result of plans to auction off 20,000 to cheaper institutions have been identified in a new analysis.
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Inside Higher Ed: Reign of the politician-chancellor
By Kevin Kiley, for Inside Higher Ed
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Matters of refinement
Phil Baty discusses the changes that will make the 2011-12 rankings even more accurate
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UCU to ballot for strike action at Middlesex
Lecturers at Middlesex University are to be balloted for strike action in a row over jobs.
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Legal challenge to ‘discriminatory’ Scottish fee regime
A human rights lawyer is planning to launch a legal challenge to the tuition fee arrangements in Scotland, where students from England, Wales and Northern Ireland will pay more than Scots and...
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Awards recognise support for women in science
A scheme which recognises efforts to support women in science has granted accreditation to 10 universities and academic departments in its latest round of awards.