Union attacks unequal holiday entitlement plan
Plans to give academics at the University of Warwick more annual leave than their non-academic colleagues have been criticised by the trade union Unison.The issue has arisen as part of the movement...
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RAE table will be shaken by use of journal rankings
Panel member says leaders who chose entries on impact factor may be surprised. Zoe Corbyn reports
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On stage, On the Origin ... author endures a dramatic trial of faith
Intelligent design leads Darwin to rethink evolution in a play for Festival of Science, writes Zoe Corbyn
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Survey finds it's all work, less play for the top-up generation
In determination to earn top degrees, students now socialise less, writes Rebecca Attwood
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Students are failed in business know-how
Call for universities to ensure that all degrees teach entrepreneurship, writes Hannah Fearn
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Employers still irked by lack of graduate skills
Business leaders have reiterated concerns about the quality of UK graduates in a new survey.Employers are concerned about the literacy, numeracy and employability of today's students, according to...
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'MTV generation learns through fun'
Dull teaching styles risk losing students to online education, US innovator warns. Olga Wojtas reports
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The course with the Force: training Jedi style
An open learning programme at Queen's University Belfast will feature a course on "How to train in the Jedi way".The university believes it is the first in the UK to offer a course in Jedi - so many...
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Obama would free up work on stem cells
Delight at pledge to lift research restrictions and boost science funding. Zoe Corbyn reports
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Public sector could face battle on price and quality
The rapid expansion of international private universities could leave public universities "caught in the middle", forced to compete on both price and standards.The scenario is raised in a paper...
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Overseas briefing
United StatesProfessor quits in race rowA professor at the University of California, Los Angeles, has resigned from an admissions committee after claiming that officials are breaking rules to admit...
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Kiwi fruits
The University of Auckland may soon become a big draw for UK students, David Baker tells Olga Wojtas
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Appointments
Annabelle Sreberny, professor of global media and communications at the School of Oriental and African Studies (Soas), has been elected president of the International Association for Media and...
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Freed speech
In an era of media-manipulated ‘reality’, Tara Brabazon is inspired by helping students learn to use oral history techniques to capture genuinely authentic voices
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Resolving employment disputes in the education sector through mediation
By Diane Gilhooley and Michael Ord