I am totally confused by what is happening. I am signed off sick by a concerned GP; I am suspended; I am taking out a grievance against my university; they are taking out a disciplinary action...
Claire Harman’s citation rows with Oxford scholar Kathryn Sutherland and Peter Sabor of McGill University demonstrate the bad feeling that can arise when popular writers and academics operate on the...
As many as ten suspects could possess student visas. Melanie Newman reports
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In Anglo-American universities where it was born, "political correctness" spurs self-righteousness and bile. For the progressive Left - a politically correct term to exclude social democrats -...
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Andrew Gamble finds a nation-by-nation strategy on global warming persuasive
A Blueprint for a Safer Planet: How to Manage Climate Change and Create a New Era of Progress and Prosperity by Nicholas Stern, I.G. Patel chair, head of the India Observatory and chair of the...
BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT- Open Business Innovation Leadership: The Emergence of the Stakeholder UniversityEdited by Aldo Romano, professor of innovation management, University of Salento. Palgrave...
Student accommodation that was due to be built by Into University Partnerships at the University of Exeter has been delayed because the company has had difficulty raising finance. Into, which has set...
The first diploma in clinical hypnosis is to be offered by St Mary's University College. The course, launched together with the Brief Strategic Therapy and Clinical Hypnosis Foundation, aims to...
The University of Huddersfield has become the first UK university to sign up to the Learner Progression Model - a government-developed scheme to help children with no university background to go into...
Bright boys dumb down to avoid bullying in schools, according to new research. Becky Francis, professor of education at Roehampton University, found that clever boys were more likely to be branded a...
Undergraduates at a London university will be offered a £1,000 discount on tuition fees if they stay on to study a taught masters. University College London said the measure was the first in a series...