Anthropology鈥檚 A level does not deserve the axe
The AQA decision to end a promising trial of the subject does a disservice to students, the discipline and the UK, says Joy Hendry
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Genius is so last season
Deifying young fashion designers does them no favours and slights the many who make their work possible, says Sally Feldman
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Landmarks, by Robert Macfarlane
Laurence Coupe relishes inspiring reflections on the natural world鈥檚 relationship with language
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Scrapping fee subsidy is no guarantee of windfall for Welsh academy
Ending support for cross-border students does not mean tuition fee cash would be reinvested in institutions, report warns
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Black PhD students are pioneers in their subjects, says professor
Hakim Adi urges early career researchers at first meeting of Black Doctoral Network UK to be resilient when facing difficulties
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Hannah Arendt: thinking versus evil
Jon Nixon asks what Arendt鈥檚 work can tell us about the value of universities as places of thinking together
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Private college鈥檚 visa licence suspended as BIS and QAA launch inquiries
Two government departments and watchdog investigate St Patrick鈥檚 College
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Reform of research funding formula will benefit elites, says REF critic
Division as scholars analyse Hefce鈥檚 system for dividing 拢1 billion QR pot
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It was there all the time!
Our Deputy Head of REF Strategy, Brian Bryan, has expressed 鈥渁bsolute delight鈥 at the news that the high-powered research panels set up to detect 鈥渋mpact鈥 in the 2014 research excellence framework...
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Is the journal ratings game good for researchers?
The Association of Business Schools has released its latest ranking of periodicals, but not everyone welcomes it
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Offa: removing cap removes excuses on lack of poor students
Regulator wants elite universities to set 鈥榗hallenging targets鈥 on admissions as student number controls end in autumn
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Performance-related pay is way forward for sector, says UUK review
Sir Ian Diamond鈥檚 efficiencies report endorses the shift from incremental pay rises to service-related rewards
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Save field biology skills from extinction risk
John Warren and colleagues warn of the serious decline in graduates with sound identification skills
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Seven myths of university teaching
Paul Ashwin unpicks some cherished nostrums, from Hollywood-style star turns at the podium to the much-exaggerated death of the lecture
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26 February 2015
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