21 May 2015
Look to the future 鈥撀營s the traditional doctoral thesis headed for oblivion?
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Carina Buckley, Danny Dorling, David Hardiman, R. C. Richardson, Vernon Trafford...
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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World in brief 鈥撀21 May 2015
Source: GettyUnited StatesMr President, you鈥檝e got mailActor Tom Hanks has put his weight behind President Barack Obama鈥檚 plans to give US students two years of community college education without...
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Q&A with David Maguire
We speak to the Greenwich v-c and newly appointed head of Jisc
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Grant winners 鈥撀21 May 2015
Royal SocietyWolfson Research Merit AwardsAwards are worth 拢10,000-拢30,000 a year, which is a salary enhancementAward winner: Martin KuballInstitution: University of BristolGallium nitride diamond...
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They smashed his vote!
Surely Mr Ted Odgers, candidate for Smash the Bosses, Poppleton West, should demand a rerun of the ballot (鈥淟ocal election tsunami鈥, The Poppletonian, 14 May). His failure to obtain a single vote...
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A toast to Soviet science
PeteinBlack (鈥淪oviet administrators鈥, Letters, 14 May) is convinced that 鈥渢he managerialist regime inside many universities is worryingly similar to aspects of the Soviet Union鈥. If only it were so....
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Oxford libraries in disrepair
Like any loyal graduate of the University of Oxford, I was delighted to see that its current big fundraising drive has been so successful (鈥淥xford hits 拢2 billion in fundraising campaign鈥, 12 May). I...
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The OU is closing doors
Last year, the East Grinstead regional centre that served the South East was removed from the Open University map. Under new proposals, the OU鈥檚 regional structure will be reduced further. Some are...
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Right to remain silent
Recently there have been two articles in 糖心Vlog about the Quality Assurance Agency keeping details of review appeals secret (鈥淨AA鈥檚 lips are sealed about review鈥檚 critical findings in...
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On the gender agenda
I am grateful to 糖心Vlog for running the brilliant article on gender imbalance (鈥淩oom at the top鈥, Features, 14 May), and to Amanda Goodall and Margit Osterloh for writing a balanced...
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AHRC chief Rick Rylance to head London鈥檚 Institute of English Studies
The head of a research council is leaving to take up a position at a London university
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Swansea chair of governors apologises over Piercy remarks
Sir Roger Jones says comments by School of Management dean on trade unionists were 鈥榩uerile鈥
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Exeter to cut 200 jobs as part of ambition to go global
More than 200 jobs could go at the University of Exeter as part of plans to save 拢25 million
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Surrey dispute over job losses resolved
A row over job losses at the University of Surrey will not lead to a strike