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I agree entirely that historians should make more effort to ensure their work is accessible to a wider public ("Historians told to be 'evangelical' in their duty to inform public", News, 24 June). To...
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The great unknown
What makes for an outstanding university? Graeme Harper reveals his obsessive 10-year mission to capture the essence of greatness
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Things fall apart
Death and taxes: even nature is in on the act. Omar Malik discusses entropy's effects on human organisations ... and what can be done to combat the constant risk of system failure
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Brussels cash comes at a terrible price
As cash-strapped UK science increasingly looks to Europe for funding, Yorick Wilks warns of a rotten framework of red tape, intellectual corruption and cronyism driven by bureaucrats in pursuit of...
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1 July 2010
Touching greatness - A personal odyssey to find the secret of excellence in universities
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Welsh minister’s restructure aims for fewer but fitter universities
Universities would be forced to merge under radical plans to restructure higher education in Wales.Speaking to the Welsh Assembly government yesterday, Leighton Andrews, the education minister, set...
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Better science, less suffering
A strict list of rules for scientists to follow when working with animals has been launched in the journal PLoS Biology
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Tara Brabazon: Examining the idiosyncrasies
Is it enough to demand an original contribution to knowledge or should doctoral candidates also have to show that they have “material suitable for publication” ? asks Tara Brabazon
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MPs, let us introduce you to science’s avant-garde
The Royal Society should offer a brokering service to put politicians in touch with experts at the cutting edge of science, according to Lord Krebs.The former chair of the UK’s Food Standards Agency...
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Don’t you understand?
Irene Macías deplores many Britons’ pitiful foreign language skills and employers’ apparent ignorance about its growing importance
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Sorry seems to be the hardest word
WASHINGTON – The situation outlined by Miles J. Postema, vice-president and general counsel of Ferris State University, sounded like a lawsuit waiting to happen. By Scott Jaschik, for Inside Higher Ed
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Payback time for Obama as media revert to type
Although Barack Obama’s administration already has major achievements to its credit in healthcare reform and arms reduction, his approval ratings have declined dramatically. An expert on American...
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Financial and managerial pressures ‘threaten’ academic values, says v-c
Fundamental academic values, such as free and open debate, are at risk, a leading UK vice-chancellor said this week.Nigel Thrift, vice-chancellor of the University of Warwick, told a conference in...
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Hefce gives out extra places and takes back £20m from teaching funds
The 10,000 extra student places for next year have been allocated by the Higher Education Funding Council for England, with newer teaching-focused universities the main beneficiaries.The distribution...
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For they are jolly good Fellows
Fifty lecturers and learning-support staff have been recognised for teaching excellence.From a vet whose decision to retrain in computing science helped her transform veterinary education to an...