Teacher training rejig follows sector merger
France's teacher training institutes face a major overhaul as they prepare to integrate with universities and make their programmes longer, with a greater emphasis on practical elements. Gilles de...
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Student ratings prompt sackings
For the first time an Italian university has decided which lecturers to sack based on student evaluation. After substantial cuts to funding in the 2007 budget, the engineering faculty of Bologna...
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Sell-off jeopardises e-university venture
New owner of the US partner in global e-learning scheme may withdraw cash support, reports Geoff Maslen The future of an online university established by the Universitas 21 international consortium...
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Citations game is a quick fix but unlikely to deliver
By switching to quantitative markers to assess research we risk missing out on key discoveries, argues Ole Petersen There is no substitute for expert judgment in assessing the research of a...
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Ruth Scurr
How illiterate are today's students? It is increasingly difficult to tell. Last month, I received an e-mail headed: "Proofreading your essays, reports, dissertations and other professional documents...
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Arguments to widen the competition
In the time it took one university to validate a foundation degree, 4 million people in India and China gained degrees of their own. The institution concerned no doubt had exceptional reasons for the...
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Anyone for fantasy fiction?
Higher Education Minister Bill Rammell's enthusiasm for his brief has never been in doubt. However, the minister may have rather overegged the pudding when he described the introduction of the new 14...
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Nothing to declare
Famous alumni do not always provide useful marketing soundbites for their alma maters. When John Carey, professor emeritus of English literature at Oxford University, asked Nobel laureate V. S....
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Few women fit the frame
The UK Resource Centre for Women in Science, Engineering and Technology might need a hand with the second of its annual photography exhibitions to raise the profile of women in science. Welcome as it...
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If the truth offends, it's our job to offend
Academic freedom to publish our research must be paramount, says Satoshi Kanazawa, whose work on IQ brought him death threats David Hilbert is a hero of mine. His most famous quote - " Wir müssen...
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It's only at the Bodleian that I am a cripple
Universities must go beyond equality schemes and change a culture that 'disables' people, says Christopher Baswell A favourite acronym in American disability circles is Tab: "temporarily able-bodied...
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Do we preach to converted only?
Are academics wasting their time by working on TV and radio shows that bring the fruits of research to the public, asks Maria Misra In the past few weeks, I have been approached by television and...
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Take a break to find your balance
A happy and healthy workplace is a productive workplace, says Harriet Swain. So establishing an office environment that is physically, emotionally and mentally harmonious will benefit everyone. Fancy...
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Difficult colleagues? Try nursing
Name : Indra Jones. Age: 57. Job title : Assistant director (learning and teaching) at Hertfordshire University. Practical training/education : Registered general nurse and specialist practitioner...
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Worried about your employment, maternity, pension rights? Send your questions to The Times Higher advice panel. Our library building is old and lacks a fire-safe lift; in an emergency, we could not...