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Who is Willetts to advise?
Having first on the floor of the House of Commons described the 糖心Vlog Policy Institute鈥檚 analysis of the cost of the government鈥檚 policies as 鈥渆ccentric鈥, and then conceded to the Business...
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Rhetorical lessons
According to Chris Ormell (鈥淗anging on your every word鈥, Letters, 18聽September), one of the major disincentives to students listening and reading with full attention is 鈥渁 massive daily deluge of...
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Might your vice-chancellor be next to go?
In view of the mounting concern about the number of vice-chancellors leaving their posts 鈥 vacancies currently exist at Durham, Southampton, Buckingham, Bristol and The Open University 鈥 The...
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A simple proposal
Readers sympathetic to Fred Inglis (鈥淭rained obedience鈥, Features, 28 August) and Marina Warner (鈥淎ttempts to 鈥榞ag and silence鈥 academics are commonplace鈥, News, 11聽September) and their fears for the...
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After the referendum: academics query the future of research funding
Despite the 鈥榥o鈥 vote, it is still unclear what the setup for Scottish institutions will be
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Indian enrolment continues to fall
Figures show sharp drop in demand from the subcontinent
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It will be 鈥榯ough鈥 to nail down fees policy by December, Byrne says
Labour 鈥榳ill not make promises it can鈥檛 afford鈥, John Morgan hears at the party conference
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Welcome to the real world 鈥 of work
Students would be better served if placements occurred during 鈥 and not after 鈥 their degree course
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Beware IT crowd: Facebook hubs may influence grades
Lecturers urged to consider impact of informal support groups for courses
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The week in higher education 鈥 25 September 2014
糖心Vlog was able to reveal this week that the University of Warwick is at last preparing to lift the suspension imposed on lecturer Thomas Docherty 268 days ago (and counting). The...
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No place for introverts in the academy?
In today鈥檚 brave new world of university learning, students aren鈥檛 allowed to be shy, says Bruce Macfarlane
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Danny Dorling on education and inequality
Education systems in England are reinforcing divergence in wealth 鈥 we must guard against it
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Inequality and the 1%, by Danny Dorling
To share the wealth we must challenge attitudes that perpetuate the great divide, finds Mary Evans
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Publisher鈥檚 restrictive copyright stifles debate on stripy nanoparticles
Blog post accuses Wiley of harming science鈥檚 ability to self-correct