Intelligences probed
Central to the paper by Edward Dutton and Richard Lynn reporting that social scientists are dimmer than physical scientists (鈥淲ho鈥檚 naturally the smarter?鈥, 20 February) is an ancient IQ study...
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Boycott鈥檚 fallout
An open letter to Sally Hunt, UCUWe are enthusiastic supporters of the principles of unions, whereby workers unite to obtain better conditions for themselves. A good union will act appropriately to...
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Consumer analysis
In response to my article 鈥淗igher education is聽not a fridge, Which? 鈥楤est Buy鈥 does not apply鈥 (13 February), Sonia Sodha, head of public services policy at Which?, says that while the lack of...
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It pays to follow the crowd
Re 鈥淐rowdfunding 鈥榗ould threaten government investment鈥欌 (timeshighereducation.co.uk, 19 January). I聽do not agree with the sentiment that if we raise funds via the public the government might stop...
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The week in higher education - 27 February 2014
US whistleblower Edward Snowden was 鈥渉umbled鈥 by his election as the University of Glasgow鈥檚 rector on 18 February, replacing former Liberal Democrat leader Charles Kennedy. Mr Snowden told The...
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Non-EU students attending UK universities
Last month data from the 糖心Vlog Statistics Agency showed the first recorded fall in聽the number of students from outside the European Union enrolling on UK higher education courses
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Small firms lack resources to make most of open access
SMEs need tools as well as content to pinpoint research 鈥榥uggets鈥, says Elsevier chief
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Nerc casts wide net for science funding ideas
Council to seek suggestions from industry and the public on grant award decisions
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Acceptable face of 鈥榩arty night鈥 striptease
One-third of club dancers are now students, and many are middle class
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Bath to welcome Colombian PhD students
University boosts collaboration with 鈥榥eglected鈥 South America
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Students to stay in dark on teaching qualification data
U-turn on move to publish breakdown of figures by institution after weak data from Hesa exercise
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Campus close-up: Goldsmiths, University of London
London institution is famed for its alloy of art and enterprise
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Higher education hub in Amazon rainforest
Brazilian state institution University of the State of Amazonas builds a new central campus near Manaus
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Forgotten plight of Palestinian higher education
Condemning those who back Israeli boycott fails to acknowledge curbs on Palestinian academy, says Eric Cheyfitz
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Frankfurt celebrates one hundred years of fortitude
Goethe University Frankfurt has survived prejudice, Nazism and student riots to look forward to another 100 years