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'Serious defects' apparent in 'crude' European rankings project
U-Map and U-Multirank fail to solve problems they aimed to fix, study suggests. Hannah Fearn writes
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Close links to BP could tar Cambridge reputation
The University of Cambridge could suffer "reputational damage" over its relationship with BP following the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, an academic has warned.Gillian Evans, emeritus professor of...
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BMJ chief calls for a cure for medical 'mess'
The evidence base for clinical medicine and health policy is "a mess", with major problems affecting journals, regulation and public access to information.Such were the views of Fiona Godlee, editor-...
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Floating an idea
These paper boats carry a precious cargo: the hopes of hundreds of children.The boats were launched last week outside the University of Sussex's Meeting House as part of Universities Week, which was...
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Academics resist culture of sheer 'carelessness'
University life is still underpinned by caring values, despite market pressures. Rebecca Attwood writes
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Leading lights
Winning smiles abounded at the Times Higher Education Leadership and Management Awards 2010 last week.The event, held at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London, was attended by more than 1,000 people....
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Newton scheme may be grounded
Fate of scholarships and enterprise fund will be decided in the autumn. John Morgan reports
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News in Brief
Flexible learningTwo years better than threeStudents who take two-year undergraduate degrees achieve better results than those who study for the standard three years, a conference has heard. An...
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Sports-park model is a winner, Surrey claims
Commercial set-up could set gold standard, but union criticises job contracts. Simon Baker writes
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Odds and quads
These ears, and the heart in the background, form part of the unique Muir Hunter Museum of Bankruptcy at Kingston University's Centre for Insolvency Law and Policy.The museum was started as a hobby...
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Unions propose lower fees for the children of staff
John Morgan reports on a Unite proposal seen as a way to boost benefits for lower-paid employees
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Historians told to be 'evangelical' in their duty to inform public
Historians should strive for public impact in ways unimagined by the narrow "impact agenda", a conference has heard.The debate on public history at the German Historical Institute London looked...
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The river wild
These Botos, or Amazon river dolphins, form part of a display of wildlife photography at the University of Cambridge.The exhibition at the university's Museum of Zoology features around 100 pictures...
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Forever young: students tied to the electronic apron strings
'iParenting' technology is discouraging a generation from growing up, psychologist warns. Jon Marcus reports