Ends rather than means
I find Adrian Quinn's opinion piece extraordinary ("Paying for a course doesn't mean students can buy a degree", 29 July). By stating that attendance at lectures should be compulsory, he seems to...
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Alan Gilbert, 1944-2010
The inaugural president and vice-chancellor of the University of Manchester has died.Born in Brisbane, Australia, on 11 September 1944, Alan Gilbert studied history at the Australian National...
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My wife's gone to the West Indies - official
Our vice-chancellor, who is currently in the Caribbean attending a two-week international conference on the challenge for higher education in a time of economic crisis, has responded angrily to Hefce...
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Just one more thing ..
Need to decipher a CV? Channel your inner detective, says Sally Feldman
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Iran's publish 'at any cost' mentality blamed for surge in academic fraud
University of Tehran scholar condemns quantity over quality approach. Hannah Fearn reports
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From where I sit - Grand plan or mission impossible?
From down here in Thiruvananthapuram, the capital of Kerala in south India, the government's higher education reform proposals look a bit different than in glitzy New Delhi. Kerala, ruled now by mild...
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What are you reading?
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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Research intelligence - The good conduct guide
Singapore Statement seeks global cooperation to clarify and reduce misconduct, writes Paul JumpThe launch of the European Science Foundation's new code on research integrity marked a new level of...
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Leader: Teaching fare's just deserts
Universities must serve up pedagogy fit for the 21st century or suffer the consequences in reputational terms
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News in brief
United States: for-profits unlikely to flock to UKPrivate college operators in the US will focus on growth areas such as Latin America rather than flocking to the UK, it has been suggested. David...
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Criminal minds betray the academy's higher principles
As bad behaviour mars the US sector, observers point to lack of ethical code for all scholars. Jon Marcus reports
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V-cs criticised for inaction over retirement age
Government plans to scrap the fixed retirement age in the UK have been welcomed as a transformative change for higher education staff - but prompted criticism of vice-chancellors for not acting...
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Reform for externals excludes register
No evidence of 'shortcomings', but review proposes measures to boost clarity. Rebecca Attwood writes
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University of Wolverhampton - Trotter of the Yard
Studies of cartilage in pigs' trotters could help investigators looking into suspicious demises pinpoint the time of death. Christopher Rogers, a PhD student in forensic science at the University of...
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University of Stirling - Satisfied customers
A Scottish university has held its first degree ceremony in Singapore. The University of Stirling event marked the successful completion of a two-year degree in retail by more than 150 Singaporeans...