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I have to endorse everything Felipe Fernandez-Armesto says. On the PGCE course I completed this year, tutors were obliged to mark according to inflexible criteria and not to exercise their own...
I have to endorse everything Felipe Fernandez-Armesto says. On the PGCE course I completed this year, tutors were obliged to mark according to inflexible criteria and not to exercise their own...
I agree with many of the points made by Felipe Fernandez-Armesto, especially in relation to the "accountancy" aspects of marking schemes. I would extend his sentiment by citing the Oscar Wilde quote...
Our evidence has consistently shown that there is serious, but not widespread, extremist activity in higher education establishments. Most people in Muslim communities reject terrorism and say there...
The 2007 Work-Life Balance Survey by Coventry University reported that leadership styles in higher education were perceived to be reactive, secretive, inconsistent, demotivating controlling and...
As a member of Amnesty International and a supporter of human rights, I am sympathetic to the Palestinian cause, but why do certain members of the University and College Union limit their focus to...
Perhaps the problem people have when learning a second language has been so-called political correctness ("One tongue, very tied", 17 July). If I were to learn Latin now, should I translate...
Mary Evans is right about widening participation and it is refreshing to read such a clear analysis of an obvious problem (Opinion, 31 July). The University of Cambridge constantly talks about...
Sheffield Hallam University did not take part in the Quality Assurance Agency's pilot scheme in which students observed QAA institutional audits of higher education institutions ("Watchdog adds...
I disagree with Frank Furedi's conclusion that comparability of degrees is incompatible with "a pluralistic academic environment" ("A first-class fiasco", 31 July).The problem of comparing first...
Matt Rooney, an engineer and Science Media Fellow, on news-savvy ways to convey your research message
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FACILITIES COUNCILThe STFC's Science in Society Fellowships are aimed at academics with significant research experience who have demonstrated a track record in outreach or...
The Olympics and sport in general give countries a way to engage with the world, says Grant Jarvie, a sports studies expert
Andrew Watkinson, a professor at the University of East Anglia who heads the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, has been appointed director of the Living with Environmental Change (LWEC)...
One of the largest business schools in Europe was officially created this week following the merger of Henley Management College with the University of Reading. The new Henley Business School at the...
A temporary office worker has won £5,500 from Coventry University after bringing a case for unfair dismissal. Linda Adams worked as a temporary registry assistant at the university from June 2005 to...