5 August 2010
Critical analysis - ‘Pedagogic pact’ the key to developing discerning graduates
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All change at Southampton as new structure is unveiled
Seven new deans have been appointed by the University of Southampton after the research-intensive institution reorganised its academic structure.The university, which has more than 22,000 students...
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Thames Valley University’s name change approved by Privy Council
Thames Valley University has been granted permission by the Privy Council to change its name to the University of West London.Thames Valley said its announcement today highlighted “a strategic shift...
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Opinion: Stop turning the other cheek
The US academy should treat discrimination against Christian students or scholars as seriously as it would racism or sexism, according to Timothy Larsen, for Inside Higher Ed
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Student visa system being ‘reviewed to death’, government warned
The student visa system is to be reviewed following a surge in the number of visas issued.Damian Green, the immigration minister, said the review would represent a “thorough evaluation” of the system...
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Land of the rising sun aims to reverse its scientific eclipse
At the heart of Japan’s decline is a dearth of international collaboration. Paul Jump reports
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Scotland urged to consider student fees if cap is raised south of the border
Universities’ competitive position is at stake, warns Beveridge review. Hannah Fearn reports
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Clarification
On 29 July we reported that the University of Cambridge had “topped a shortlist” to receive funding from the UK Space Agency for interplanetary exploration.In fact, the space agency has awarded £3.65...
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The World Makers: Scientists of the Restoration and the Search for the Origins of the Earth
How was Noah's Ark built? And while we're on the subject, exactly how much food and space did its animals require? And another thing: how much salt did the Earth contain at its origin?Pressing...
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The Canon: A New English Grammar, Logical and Historical. By Henry Sweet
My nomination for inclusion in the Canon goes to a grammar book. How ridiculous, you may think - how can a grammar book be inspiring? In the words of the American linguist H.A. Gleason, "the English-...
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Book of the week: Silent Summer
Jules Pretty looks at the changing face of our ecosystems, warts and all
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The General: Charles de Gaulle and the France He Saved
Some archive trawling and analysis would have improved this fine narrative, says Andrew Knapp
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porn.com: A dark economy's web of desire
Has a sexualised net brought democratic freedom or digital exploitation? Alison Adam mulls the issue
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Educating Scholars: Doctoral Education in the Humanities
In 1991, as this book notes, The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation launched what would become the largest effort ever made to improve graduate education in the humanities in the US. The Graduate Education...
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Jazz Icons: Heroes, Myths and the Jazz Tradition
What do they know of jazz, who only musicians know? A few months ago, these pages noticed with approval Harvey Cohen's sophisticated, culturally situated account of the life and work of Duke...