Social media use may flag up likely dropouts
Do you ever trawl through social media to see what your students are saying about your course? While this can satisfy your curiosity, it could also be an effective way to identify students who are...
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Back to Black
An artistic installation employs a derelict lab once used by Sir James Black. Matthew Reisz reports
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Poor arguments
Kitty Stewart is exasperated by an argument that blames financial inequality on ‘cultural attitudes’
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Share values aren’t shared by everyone
Shared services deals are afoot but there is no stampede yet. David Matthews writes
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Pie chart not to sector’s taste
Full disclosure could break competition law, conference hears. David Matthews reports
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I just load my Mooc and go
Courses are being developed for use on mobile devices, says chief executive. Chris Parr reports
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Russell Group: £9,000 a year is not enough
Russell Group chair warns that £9,000 limit poses threat to income and quality. John Morgan writes
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Business schools too busy to boost UK economy
Business schools are too focused on attracting large numbers of international students for financial reasons to concentrate on boosting economic growth in the UK, according to a new report.The...
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Middle-class men place ‘intellectual masculinity’ above toughness
Working-class students struggle with ‘composite masculinity’, study finds. David Matthews reports
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Less lauded, but more efficient
OECD study finds better use of capacity outside the Anglo-American elite. Elizabeth Gibney reports
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Hide and seek: cyber rhino’s online rampage to raise public awareness
This 6ft polycarbonate model of a rhino - named Erica - has been transformed into an interactive cyber hub by the University of Southampton’s department of electronics and computer science.Erica acts...
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Values all can sign up to are on the agenda
Creating a charter of core values for universities that people across the sector can rally around and defend is the aim of a forthcoming event.The Convention for Higher Education, being held in...
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Union break-up blues for Scottish research?
Nation likely to lose fruitful position in UK research system, experts say. David Matthews writes
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Great Scott
As Baz Luhrmann’s film sparks Gatsby-mania, Catherine Clinton asks if any interpretation can live up to the novel’s elusive genius
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