Bursting the God balloon
Science can say what caused an event to occur, but not what caused reality to be such that it did, Michael Bulley observes
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The kids aren't all write: functionally illiterate and frankly not bothered
Orientation classes for first-years offer a chilling insight into an entire cohort's lack of spelling and grammar skills, says a university lecturer
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A climate of trepidation
The humanities are told to embrace business agendas and climate change. Geoffrey Alderman is filled with dread at the implications
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Blind student accuses OU of discrimination
The Open University has been accused of discrimination by a blind student who claims his teaching materials were inaccessible.Douglas Hutchison, 56, has contacted the Equality and Human Rights...
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Love of learning lost in 'studying for jobs'
Anglia Ruskin head says 'Treasury-motivated' policy fosters instrumentalist view, writes Rebecca Attwood
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UK space policy holds out flicker of hope for human flight
A long-awaited government strategy on the UK's vision for space makes no commitment to human space flight, as had been hoped by many space scientists. But the strategy to 2012 does agree to a study...
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Low compliance with open-access rule criticised
Too few research papers are making it into the public domain, study finds. Zoe Corbyn reports.
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UK-India research projects win a bumper crop of cash
Academic collaboration between the two nations gets a multimillion-pound boost. John Gill reports
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Anti-immigration climate hits legitimate private colleges
Bogus institutions have led to a siege mentality over visas, says Lord Tomlinson. John Gill reports
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Back to drawing board for UCU restructuring
The University and College Union executive has rejected its general secretary's controversial plans for restructuring the union.In a meeting earlier this month, all but one member of the national...
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University forced to consult staff
Employees use law to compel Bournemouth to reveal financial details. Melanie Newman reports
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20 years ago
The fact that vice-chancellors were conducting their campaign against the Education Reform Bill from Australia, where they were attending the Commonwealth Universities Congress, did not escape the...
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Policy watch
Arts and Humanities Research CouncilResearcher-leave scheme cutThe Arts and Humanities Research Council has cancelled the September 2008 round of its researcher-leave scheme. The move stems from cuts...
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Scots fear cash cuts will hit astronomy
Minister says the UK science council's bid to save £80 million puts observatory jobs at risk. Tariq Tahir and Zoe Corbyn report
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Career issues deflect scientists from innovation
UK researchers are failing to make the ground-breaking discoveries that shake up the foundations of knowledge because they are preoccupied with incremental progress in already established fields,...