Management of London Met acted 'blindly', audit says
University denies claim in BDO report that decisions were made recklessly. Melanie Newman reports
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Social work degrees difficult to fail, MPs told
Degrees in social work are viewed as being "difficult to fail" - a reputation that is unacceptable, a select committee of MPs has said.The Children, Schools and Families Committee said that witnesses...
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Seminal research is pulled for plagiarism
The introduction to a high-profile paper was largely lifted from a 2007 article. Zoe Corbyn reports
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PC language police crackdown on staff
Many universities are falling foul of do's and don'ts in their own guidelines. Melanie Newman reports
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Anglo-American report 'imperialist', say critics
A report advising UK and US universities to work together to retain their international primacy has been criticised for its imperialistic overtones.The report, Higher Education and Collaboration in a...
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Standards: MPs upbraid sector
Nine months of evidence-gathering came to this: on 2 August, the IUSS Committee published its state-of-the-sector analysis of higher education. Times Higher Education staff report on its findings
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'Crash' looms as graduate supply overtakes demand
Business need for highly skilled workers slows as student numbers grow. Melanie Newman writes
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Labour pains as student midwives are bullied
Student midwives are being bullied by lecturers, tutors and senior midwives, according to new research.A five-year study carried out by researchers at the University of Ulster and Trinity College...
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News in brief
Economic recovery'Fresh thinking' panel set upLord Mandelson has set up an advisory panel to examine links between economic recovery, skills and higher education. The New Industry, New Jobs,...
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No 'touchy-feely'? How macho...
Pair say idolisation of 'unfettered male reason' drives critics of 'therapy culture'. Melanie Newman reports
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Burn down the straw man
Mistrust of 'business' is misplaced: treated with respect, it can help to create knowledge, explains David Docherty
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Stuck on the sidelines
David Gauntlett says the AHRC needs to put its researchers back on the field and stop positioning them as mere spectators of culture
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Hot papers in pharmacology and toxicology
Data provided by Thomson Reuters from its Essential Science Indicators, Hot Papers, 2007-09
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Jennifer to the rescue
In a surprise move, our Head of Personal Development, Jennifer Doubleday, has leapt to the defence of the beleaguered Quality Assurance Agency."I'm sure that Mr Phil Willis is a nice man," she told...
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There's no need to be charitable over external governor appointments
The widely held assumption that university councils must have a majority of external members is incorrect, writes Nicholas Bamforth