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'Inherently frail' - the verdict on marking
Call for debate as lack of consistency in assessment attracts warning of student litigation. Rebecca Attwood reports. Lecturers' marking of student work is "inherently frail" and assessment...
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Oxbridge targets 'cannot be met': Ryan
Oxford and Cambridge universities will continue to miss their targets for admitting state school pupils "for the foreseeable future", the head of New College, Oxford, argues in today's Times Higher...
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'It's very important that you don't lose touch with the everyday
Cancer Research UK's new chief clinician aims to combine clinical work with strategic development. It is, says Peter Johnson, an exciting time to be in cancer research. Professor Johnson has been...
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On the move ..
- Leeds University has made a number of senior appointments: James Dignan , formerly professor of criminology and restorative justice at Sheffield University, becomes chair of comparative criminology...
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Scholar v-cs score best
Study discovers correlation between university leadership and research rankings. Melanie Newman reports. Research-led universities should be run by scholars with strong personal research records of...
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Discord at music college 'pop' principal
The Royal Northern College of Music has been forced to defend the appointment of its new principal - after a whispering campaign questioned whether his "pop and jazz" background is suitable for such...
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A levels to get a reprieve while diplomas bed in
New diplomas for 14 to 19-year-olds could become the "jewel of the education system" and a key university entry qualification, schools secretary Ed Balls said this week, writes Melanie Newman. But he...
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Debate on IFR future
Trade union Prospect has said the Institute for Food Research (IFR) should be "embedded" within the University of East Anglia, rather than merged, to preserve the IFR's internal research capacity....
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Few know stress law
Only one in four of lecturers' line managers understands the law on avoiding staff stress at work, according to a poll of human resources managers. A survey by MarshallACM found that 75 per cent of...
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Birmingham complaint
Birmingham University arts graduates have hit out over their lack of contact with academics, claiming that some students receive as little as two hours' supervised teaching a week. According to The...
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Medical posts offline
The academic committee of the British Medical Association has agreed with the Department of Health that recruitment to academic clinical fellow posts for 2008 will take place outside of the new...
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Podcasts set to knock lectures off the podium
Some educators want to abandon the time-honoured format in favour of new technology, while others laud its sense of occasion. Rebecca Attwood reports. The traditional university lecture is under...