Grant winners – 14 January 2016
A round-up of recent recipients of research council cash
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Relative earnings by educational attainment
This graphic shows the extra earnings of workers aged 25-64 holding a bachelor’s, or master’s or doctoral degree, in 10 countries
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Universities ‘should measure outcomes of internationalisation’
More universities should measure the impact of their internationalisation strategies rather than assuming their initiatives will be beneficial, an international higher education expert has claimed
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Radicalism leaves a toxic cloud over campuses
Claims of being soft on Islamic extremists put institutions that value open and free speech in a very uncomfortable spot
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Lord Patten speaks out in Rhodes debate
Oxford chancellor says those unable to deal with history should think about being educated ‘elsewhere’
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Reviewers to demand authors share their data
Peer Reviewers’ Openness Initiative billed as a ‘grassroots’ response to concerns over reproducibility
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State of the Union Address: Obama will ‘keep fighting’ for free community college
But higher education was mentioned only briefly in the US president’s speech, finds Ellie Bothwell
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World insight: developing an internationally relevant curriculum
Heated debate and hours of staff time are worth it if students get the courses they need, says Charles Bailyn
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Russian maths stars are excelling abroad
Hundreds of mathematicians who moved to the West are enjoying success in the US and Europe, new study suggests
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Journals give more publicity to ‘weak science’
Analysis of seven prominent medical journals finds randomised controlled trials are far less likely to receive a press release than weaker observational studies
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Are good-looking men predestined to do well in academic careers?
Physical attractiveness could be an indicator of success, finds Sun Young Lee
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Clegg attacks Tory policy on living cost grants
Former Lib Dem leader says maintenance grants were 'hidden reason' why disadvantaged students not put off by higher fees
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Louise Richardson: educate students to ‘prevent next financial crisis’
Oxford's first female v-c also criticises bureaucracy in higher education and censorious students
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Is this the best book acknowledgement ever?
Scholar's anti-thank you has got the HE world talking, says Scott Jaschik