Grant winners –?22 October 2015
A round-up of recent recipients of research council cash
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Tensions rise over Scottish bill fears
Discussion of governance bill largely off agenda at SNP conference despite worries over ‘public sector status’ for universities and warnings about financial impact
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Student perceptions of career readiness not matched by reality
UK students have ‘inflated’ views of their preparedness for the job market compared with undergraduates elsewhere, a major international study contends
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All the talents: policy needs social science and humanities’ input
From the battle against Ebola to climate change strategy, research insights from a wide range of disciplines are proving invaluable, says Mark Walport
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Speaking up for the public PhD viva
Initially sceptical about the continental practice of examining a doctoral thesis before an audience, David Bogle has found much to commend it
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Laurie Taylor – 22 October 2015
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A lesson in teaching across time
As academics age, they need wisdom and maturity to bridge cultural gaps and reach their students, says Felipe Fernández-Armesto
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Let’s not go to extremes
The irony of Rupert Sutton’s letter is that his organisation’s lack of credibility is the very reason why we raised concerns about Downing Street’s apparent plagiarism of its output (“Credibility of...
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End audit culture
I welcome the chance to be assessed on my teaching through the teaching excellence framework: the quality of my teaching and my ability to engage and inspire students is something that I am very...
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Transparent aims
I’m afraid that James Naismith has it seriously wrong when he suggests that the higher education governance bill in front of Scotland’s Parliament is based on “solutions without problems, conclusions...
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Crass words
Whether research councils should spend money on art works to promote science is a fair question for discussion (“Simon Singh criticises wasteful spending in science outreach”, News, 13 October)....
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Exaggerated reports
When I started university teaching in 1971, experts both recommended and predicted the demise of the lecture. Your report shows that these experts are still around, and still without impact (“Lecture...
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Africa needs education, not exploitation
For-profit operators are needed to help feed the continent’s hunger for degrees but regulation is key