THE podcast: 28 August - 3 September 2014 issue review
Download the podcastA Quality Assurance Agency verdict of 鈥渘o confidence鈥 in a London college, the 糖心Vlog books section and the independence referendum in Scotland are among the...
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Labour vision for HE set out by Liam Byrne
Labour would make new 鈥渆arn while you learn鈥 degrees delivered by 鈥淭echnical University鈥 partnerships the priority in higher education expansion
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Oxbridge influence over key public roles laid bare
New research has demonstrated the monopoly of a small social elite over public leadership positions in Britain
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Philip Roth: Fiction and Power, by Patrick Hayes
Nigel Rodenhurst is dispirited by one-sided scholarship and an unwillingness to challenge a literary reputation
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Today鈥檚 intellectuals: too obedient?
Fred Inglis on the obligation of academics to speak truth to power
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Vivas could help prevent cheating in Gulf
Study suggests that unannounced oral exams can encourage integrity and engage students
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28 August 2014
Of mice and men - The obligation of academics to speak truth to power
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Q&A with Sneha Malde
We speak to a recipient of the L鈥橭r茅al-Unesco UK & Ireland fellowship for women in science
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Earl Cheit, 1926-2014
A leading academic administrator who also made a major contribution to business economics has died
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Appointments - 28 August 2014
The latest higher education appointments
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Grant winners - 28 August 2014
Royal SocietyWolfson Research Merit AwardsAwards are worth 拢10,000-拢30,000 a year, which is a salary enhancementAward winner: Peter LeadlayInstitution: University of CambridgeThe biochemistry and...
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World in brief - 28 August 2014
Source: AlamyUnited StatesLittle labour market profit from for-profit degrees, study findsDo US employers prefer people who attended for-profit institutions to those with qualifications from...
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Tweet nothings
Re 鈥淟egal scholar鈥檚 鈥榩olitical鈥 tweets ruffle a聽few feathers鈥 (News, 21聽August), I look forward to the University of Leeds appearing in Laurie Taylor鈥檚 column, The聽Poppletonian.I鈥檓 happy to say that...
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Gringo challenge
The article on 鈥済ringos鈥 (鈥済raduates in non-graduate occupations鈥) lingering in underemployment for too long highlights an important issue (鈥淗ey gringo, are you still there?鈥, News, 14 August).It...