Ends and means
The recent "end of the world" debates might cause us to ask: what does that phrase actually mean? ("Merry Christmas (world is over)", News, 20/ December.) The ancient Greek term kosmos may help - it...
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Damned if you do
Miles Hewstone offers a refreshing analysis of the Oxbridge admissions process and calls for proper assessment to determine the admissions criteria that have validity ("Selection mechanism", Opinion...
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Political fabric
I strongly disagree with T.P. Burlap of Poppleton University, who claims that David Willetts, the universities and science minister, should use graphene to construct his responses (The Poppletonian,...
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THE Scholarly Web
Weekly transmissions from the blogosphere
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Campus round-up
University of ManchesterFeeling peckish?Computer scientists have built a talking, tweeting chicken aimed at shaming dieters into sticking to their New Year's resolutions. The chicken sits in a...
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News in brief
ChinaLeading scholars censure censorProminent Chinese academics have signed an open letter calling for the resignation of a propaganda official over allegations that he unjustifiably censored a major...
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Tory 2.0 plans: undergrads can pay for postgrads
A book by leading Tory modernisers, including David Willetts, advocates a state-backed loan system for postgraduates supported by undergraduates repaying more, and describes student protesters as "...
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News in brief
Open-access policyLords host Finch and friendsThe Science and Technology Committee of the House of Lords has launched a short inquiry into the government's and Research Councils UK's open-access...
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BIS grant letter suggests most popular destinations will get more places
Universities with lower student demand will have places cut in 2014 and beyond to reward more popular institutions, the government has signalled.The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills...
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NSP overhauled to help neediest
Oft-criticised scholarship scheme’s riches will now follow the poor, BIS states. Jack Grove reports
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REF survey eases fears of selective game-playing
Rise in staff submissions predicted despite tightened funding formula. Paul Jump reports
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College leavers' hard road to final destination
Student leavers who complete full-time first degrees at a further education college in England are paid ?4,000 a year less on average than their university counterparts and are at least 50 per cent...
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Boycott hopes to break up boys' club
Effort to halt male bias on event panels sparks controversy. Elizabeth Gibney and Paul Jump write
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Plagiarism problems on campus: where have I heard that before?
Essay-writing firm denies inconsistency in its director penning satirical novel. Paul Jump reports
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Social science is this year's theme for parks
Universities will this year start to build “social science parks” as a route to improving public services, according to a prediction published by Nesta, the foundation for innovation.Contributing to...