Former Education Secretary bemoans progress
Charles Clarke has reproached the Government and universities for failing to act quickly enough to tackle the challenges facing higher education.The former Education Secretary used the 1994 Group's...
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NUS advocates open external-examiner reports
The National Union of Students has called for external-examiner reports to be published openly.In a briefing published this week, the NUS says students have "a right to understand how and why...
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Reading lists inspected for capacity to incite violence
Institution denies that review process amounts to censorship. Melanie Newman reports
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No appetite to line up pockets of excellence with elite
Future of the beleaguered agenda now depends on Lord Mandelson. Zoe Corbyn reports
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'Myth' of ivory tower under siege as survey shows industry links are strong
The notion of the ivory tower is under threat as academics embrace links with industry as a central tenet of their profession - and not just in the hard sciences.The largest survey of academic...
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Cutbacks imperil jobs across UK
Multimillion-pound budget cuts could see whole departments wiped out, writes Melanie Newman
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Academy tunes in to celebrate teaching fellows
An actor turned academic, an expert in plagiarism and a lecturer who led the University of Oxford's engagement in iTunes U are among 50 university staff recognised for their contributions to teaching...
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Learn to tell history with a popular touch
A new masters course aims to train graduates to communicate their passion, writes Matthew Reisz
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No outlet for work on men and boys
Refusal to publish paper on ancient Greek pederasty a blow to freedom, scholars say. Lee Bunce reports
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News in brief
Doctoral graduatesEducation is the destinationThe education sector is the most popular destination for UK doctoral graduates, according to a report out this week. The study, published by Vitae, the...
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Daytime TV: Lunar landscapes
Gary Day is appalled by the desolation in Iraq but exhilarated at watching men walk on the Moon
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Top 20 nations in output and world share for the sciences and social sciences
Data provided by Thomson Reuters National Science Indicators (ESI fields) database, 1981-2008 (table based on data from 2004-08 only)
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The smart drugs won’t work
The argument for boosting people’s mental performance with substances such as Ritalin betrays a reductive view of learning, says Paul Cooper
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Graduation ceremonies
This week we are pleased to carry the following recommendations from our Director of Corporate Affairs, Jamie Targett, on body control during the forthcoming graduation ceremoniesTo all members of...
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Well, what did you expect?
The burgeoning culture of complaints delivers no surprises for Alan Ryan