Second Life out as techies embrace cloud email
Technology 'hype cycle' turns against Second Life and lecture podcasts. Zoe Corbyn reports
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Trade unions holding back sector, says leaked report
HR directors believe the university employment model needs to change, reports Melanie Newman
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Call to raise entry criteria for trainee teachers
Poor-quality recruits to university teacher training courses are leading to high drop-out rates, says an annual report on education courses.The Good Teacher Training Guide 2009, by Alan Smithers and...
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Universities go the extra mile during this year's clearing
Rubber-duck racing, an all-night internet chat service and an iPhone application are among the tactics being employed by universities for this week's clearing process.With the government-imposed cap...
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Think-tank urges end to 'injustice' for part-timers
Report says some of the University Challenge cash should be redirected. Rebecca Attwood reports
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Don't panic: sector in state of readiness over swine flu
Universities prepare contingency plans as UUK calls for 'sense of proportion', writes Hannah Fearn
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Fundraising: strive for an alumni love pact
Report says universities must turn alumni into long-term 'life partners'. Hannah Fearn reports
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Shorter KTPs aim for 'quick wins' for all sides
A shorter and, it is hoped, more palatable version of knowledge- transfer partnerships (KTPs) has been launched in a bid to get more businesses and academics involved.The KTP programme was launched...
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Holiday Edition - Rats go camping
In what must surely be a vacation first, Dr Fritz Itzig of our Department of Comparative Animal Studies will be accompanied by 24 of his prized experimental rats during his forthcoming two-week...
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Retractions up tenfold
‘Publish or perish’ factor in withdrawal of science papers. Zoe Corbyn reports
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I taught the law
Felipe Fernández-Armesto says police officers need the academy's guidance
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From where I sit - Success by fair means or foul
He Chuanyang, an 18-year-old boy from Chongqing, found himself in the national spotlight when the results of the National College Entrance Examination (NCEE) were published earlier this summer.He...
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Kenneth MacLeod, 1963-2009
Kenneth MacLeod, an authority on diabetes who was closely involved in the creation of the Peninsula Medical School, has died.He was born on 17 February 1963 in Falkirk, Scotland, and received his...
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Back to the future to verify standards
Your recent leader makes some telling points ("Standards issue can't be evaded", 6 August). It ends with the statement: "An independent, robust body that safeguards standards and protects the...