Campus round-up
Institute of Education - Primary class divideDifferent rates of progress among children in their first two years at school are still driven largely by their parents' social class, a UK-wide study has...
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Odds and quads
This image, Boat building at Anstruther, was taken in 1973 by George Allan Little (1919-98), a Dundee banker who in his forties decided to embark on a career as a photographer.
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Disquiet grows over motives behind pension overhaul
Employers' forum raised possibility of slashing contributions to 10 per cent. John Morgan reports
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Wellington head calls for radical reform of '19th-century' education
Lecture advises vocational and technical streams for schools and universities. John Gill reports
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Imperial's life sciences units shed 17 academics
Imperial College London is to lay off 17 academics in life sciences after judging their units to be underperforming on research income and citation counts.Critics warn that some undergraduate modules...
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Grant winners
NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH RESEARCHHealth Technology Assessment Programme• Award winner: Ajit Lalvani• Institution: Imperial College London• Value: £1,663,389Interferon gamma tests for the rapid...
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Blogconfidential: PhD - Pathetic, hopeless, Dire
Each week, Dr Margot Feelbetter poses a dilemma and offers advice for readers to respond to online. This week: PhD - Pathetic, hopeless, Dire
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Appointments
University of the Arts LondonKaren DoyleKaren Doyle's passion for protecting the arts during these difficult economic times will inspire her in her new job. Currently director of communications and...
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News in brief
United StatesPrivatisation not our destinationThe University of California should enrol more out-of-state applicants, encourage more students to graduate in three years and offer more online classes...
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Unprecedented attack: anger over Bulgarian science 'snub'
Scholars attack state's treatment of renowned Academy of Sciences. Matthew Reisz reports
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Luck of the Irish: Academy escapes swingeing cuts
Universities have expressed relief following the relatively modest cuts to higher education funding announced in the Republic of Ireland's emergency Budget last week.The grant allocated to...
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Gated communities
There is little substance to the government's promise to 'beef up' university access agreements, says Graeme Atherton
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Hot Topics in Science for 2010
Hot Topics in Science for 2010Data provided by Thomson Reuters from Science Watch, Vol. 21, Nos. 1-6, January-December 2010FieldTopicMedicine Jan/FebProstate cancer screening with PSA: its...
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Lava light
These photographs of a lava eruption were taken by a PhD student at the University of Bristol during a visit to the Afar Rift in Ethiopia.Lorraine Field, from the department of Earth sciences at...
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The Week in Higher Education
Labour leader Ed Miliband hit back at David Cameron as the two University of Oxford graduates tussled over their days among the dreaming spires. During Prime Minister's Questions on 8 December, Mr...