Deterring plagiarism
Turnitin is a great tool to help identify plagiarism by students. In fact, examination of originality reports is my first action when marking student work in order to eliminate those few students who...
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Is it time to rethink GTA positions?
Graduate teaching assistantships should be scrapped, not only because of the wide discrepancies in pay and working conditions (鈥淟abour of love: huge variation in GTA pay鈥, News, 24 April) but also...
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Open labs may lead to open minds
A concordat aimed at ending secrecy in animal testing will allow for debate that should benefit researchers and subjects
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The week in higher education - 1 May 2014
Eighteen men who were paid less than their female colleagues have won an equal pay claim against the University of Wales Trinity Saint David, the BBC News website reported on 23 April. The caretakers...
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Hull gives Scarborough campus the cold shoulder
University set to close seaside town鈥檚 鈥榰nsustainable鈥 degree programmes
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Huge rise in graduate start-ups
The number of graduate start-up companies has increased by 68% since 2008-09, data released by HESA show
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Campus close-up: Portsmouth University
Portsmouth鈥檚 v-c wants to bolster postgraduate provision and to apply research strengths to stretch students
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Proposed data changes 鈥榯hreaten鈥 EU research
The European University Association warns restrictions could cause continent鈥檚 scientists to fall behind global rivals
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Student engagement, the latest buzzword
Graham Gibbs asks what the term really means, and whether it is likely to help improve learning
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Glasgow Caledonian seeks to fill capital position
University is scouting for a new dean to be academic lead at its London campus. Plus the latest higher education jobs and appointments
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HEA must return to roots to survive budget cuts
The 糖心Vlog Academy must regain sight of its original priorities and reconnect with its members, says Sally Brown
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Meetings: counting the minutes
Hate meetings? You need them more than you think, says Sally Feldman
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Comics Unmasked: Art and Anarchy in the UK, British Library
Words and pictures combine to tackle controversial issues in this edgy art form, says Will Brooker
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