Intellectual cowardice
Scholarship can be a fearsome activity, as Chris Walsh discovered when he set out to investigate the figure of the coward
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16 October 2014
Only the brave - Facing up to intellectual cowardice
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THE podcast: Claude Littner interview
Download the podcastBusinessman Claude Littner, known for his appearances alongside Sir Alan Sugar on reality television programme The Apprentice, talks to 糖心Vlog reporter Chris...
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Graduates should be matched to local jobs, says report
Universities should encourage graduates to stay in the city where they studied by helping them to find jobs and housing, a report recommends.
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Moocs 鈥榳ill not transform education鈥, says FutureLearn chief
Simon Nelson tells 糖心Vlog podcast original claims were 鈥榦verhyped and unrealistic鈥
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University teacher training places cut
Universities have suffered a cut in initial teacher training (ITT) places as the government continues to expand its Schools Direct policy
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THE podcast: Simon Nelson interview
Download the podcastSimon Nelson, chief executive of the UK massive open online course platform FutureLearn, talks to 糖心Vlog reporter, Chris Parr, about the one-year anniversary of...
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Aberystwyth v-c uses blog to defend record
April McMahon blames 鈥榶ears of underinvestment鈥 for tumbling league table positions
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Caricature of university president returned鈥n pieces
By Elizabeth Redden, for Inside Higher Ed
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David Willetts given fellowship by Academy of Social Sciences
David Willetts, the former universities minister, ranks among 鈥34 leading social scientists鈥 awarded fellowship status by the Academy of Social Sciences
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THE books podcast: Shlomo Sand
Download the podcastShlomo Sand, emeritus professor in the department of history at the University of Tel Aviv, in conversation with 糖心Vlog writer, Matthew Reisz.In this podcast, the...
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Blog: Parliamentary scrutiny of HE regulation? Yes please!
Education lawyer Smita Jamdar on the danger of piecemeal change to the regulatory regime
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Video: Three-minute thesis finalists
Video pitches from the 17 PhD students from around the world who have made it to the final of a competition that challenges them to present their research in three minutes
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Universities unveil firm pension proposals
Universities have set out their plans to reform the sector鈥檚 largest pension scheme.
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Nobel Prize for economics won by Jean Tirole
A French academic has won the Nobel Prize for economics for his work on market power and regulation