THE podcast: 1-7 January 2015 issue review
Download the podcastThe 2014 research excellence framework, the effectiveness of making unconditional offers to students and university governance are all discussed in this week’s issue review...
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Postgrad teacher training places boosted in Scotland
Funding to increase teacher training places at Scottish universities by more than 8 per cent has been announced by the Holyrood government
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It wasn’t all nasty, brutish and short
Anglo-Saxons did not use the four-letter profanities we credit them with, says Kate Wiles
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Wikipedia and the Politics of Openness, by Nathaniel Tkacz
Paul Bernal admires an analysis of the sanctified ‘neutrality’ of the encyclopedia we all love to hate
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Signs of pay restraint among Russell Group ‘fat cats’
Average v-c salary up by a modest £3,100 as scholar suggests ministers’ plea for pay restraint has worked
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Who are you? Four identities among doctoral scientists
The traditional view of the PhD student as an ‘academic apprentice’ is challenged by a study
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Judging REF 2014 was ‘inspiring and humbling’
The exercise was robust and positive, says Willy Maley, who found work on the English subpanel to be like ‘a well-run exam board’
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Leadership goal: more women at the top
The sector would do well to consider setting a target for the proportion of women heading universities, says Simonetta Manfredi
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1 January 2015
Jockeying for position - REF 2014 rerun for research intensity
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David Stoddart, 1937-2014
One of the world’s leading authorities on coral reefs has died
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Q&A with Neha Pathak
We speak to the recipient of the ‘Ultimate Game Changer’ prize at the Cosmopolitan Ultimate Women Awards. Plus the latest higher education appointments
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World in brief - 1 January 2015
CanadaGay bar keeps graduates from BarThe government of British Columbia has revoked its approval for a new law school at Trinity Western University after several Canadian law societies opted not to...
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Andrew Blake, Edward Hughes, R. C. Richardson, James I. Rogers and Peter J. Smith...
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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Grant winners - 1 January 2015
National Institute for Health ResearchHealth Services and Delivery Research ProgrammeAward winner: Stuart ParkerInstitution: Newcastle UniversityValue: £1,038,561Acute hospital care for frail older...
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News in brief - 1 January 2015
Terror billHefce may monitor complianceEngland’s funding council should take on new powers to ensure that universities and private colleges comply with duties to prevent people being drawn into...