Using laptops in class harms academic performance, study warns
Researchers say students who use computers score half a grade lower than those who write notes
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Young University Rankings 2017: methodology
In our expanded picture of the top young universities worldwide, we still scrutinise all the information we collect with the same exacting measures we use across all our rankings
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EU research ‘still failing to include social sciences’
Without input from other disciplines, new technologies will fail to improve lives, report warns
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White House eyes research overheads for health funding cuts
Universities warn they may be unable to meet staffing and facilities costs alone
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THE podcast: 30 March - 5 April 2017 issue review
The latest edition of ÌÇÐÄVlog discussed by the editorial team
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Plymouth QAA review kept secret after successful appeal
Challenge means that institution’s entry into teaching excellence framework based on 2009 report
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Clare Marchant named next Ucas chief executive
Current head of Worcestershire County Council will succeed Mary Curnock Cook
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Will new institutions shake up teaching in old elite?
New institutions across the world believe that they can compete with big-name universities that are stuck in the past, explains Jack Grove
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Universities ‘must tackle rhetoric against immigrants’
Next Universities Australia chair sees big role for universities in shift to post-industrial society
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Do private providers have higher dropout rates?
New data allow greater scrutiny of student retention in England’s ‘challenger’ institutions
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Universities ordered to end ‘partisan prejudice’ against Brexit
Amendment to HE Bill to require hosting of pro-Leave speakers and cultural events on campus
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Beyond comprehension: scientific abstracts ‘harder to read’
Analysis of more than 700,000 biomedical texts reveals growing use of jargon
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Tread carefully with altmetrics, European Commission told
Transparency ‘crucial’ to the introduction of new metrics in Continent’s research system