Blogconfidential: Manning up
Each week, Dr Margot Feelbetter poses a dilemma and offers advice for readers to respond to online. This week: Manning up
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Appointments
University of California, RiversideRaul RuizA medic who was among the first on the scene of last year's earthquake in Haiti has been appointed senior associate dean for community engagement and...
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Top European Institutions in Neuroscience and Behaviour
Top European Institutions in Neuroscience and BehaviourData provided by Thomson Reuters from its Essential Science Indicators database, 1 January 2000-31 August 2010Euro rankWorld...
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Plagiarism software can be beaten by simple tech tricks
IT scholar says PDF tweaks allow students' copied work to evade detection. Hannah Fearn reports
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'Conflicts of interest' reported in a third of trials
More than a third of the scientific researchers polled in a Canadian study say that they have either experienced or witnessed financial conflicts of interest during clinical trials.A paper published...
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News in brief
Workplace equalityGay-positive universities namedBritish universities are becoming increasingly gay-friendly employers, according to Stonewall. The gay rights charity's annual Workplace Equality...
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Work-study BSc scheme a UK first
Praise for KPMG plan to pay recruits' university costs - and a salary too, writes Hannah Fearn
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Campus round-up
University of AberdeenLife on Mars rocks...or does it?Rocks found on Earth are helping researchers to examine the potential for life on Mars. In 2004, methane was detected in the Martian atmosphere...
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News in brief
TaiwanFewer students, more unityPublic universities in Taiwan are to merge as student numbers continue to decline in a country that has one of the lowest birth rates in the world. The Ministry of...
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Rebalancing acts attempt to reconcile funding loss
Hannah Fearn outlines the measures employed to cope with budget reductions across EU institutions
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US private provider loses ground in 'volatile time'
Enrolment at institutions operated by one of the largest for-profit providers of higher education in the US has fallen by 42 per cent over the past quarter.The Apollo Group, which also owns BPP...
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Grant Winners
NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH RESEARCHService Delivery and Organisation Programme• Award winner: Graham Martin• Institution: University of Leicester• Value: £131,995The medium-term sustainability of...
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Too important to act rashly
Why did the sector capitulate so readily to coalition policies without considering long-term impact? asks John Coyne
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Expectation inflation: as demands rise, ability to meet them declines
Browne's consumer revolution will drive a wedge between scholars and students, with bleak consequences for all, argues David Beer
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Top research departments fail to shine in impact pilot
Hefce warns against reading too much into results as departments 'experiment'. Paul Jump reports