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Founder digs in as academics expound on offering鈥檚 weaknesses. Chris Parr writes
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Students as consumers? We just don鈥檛 buy it!
A 鈥渟tatement of principles鈥 challenging the ideals of 鈥渃onsumer sovereignty鈥 and financial 鈥渞ealism鈥 that underpin current government policy on higher education has been issued after an event...
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Executive downsizing for UCU
Union votes to trim committee but not on scale called for by general secretary. Jack Grove writes
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Spokes in the wheels of bespoke plagiarism
University hears bespoke course assessments can deter 鈥榗ontract鈥 cheats. Elizabeth Gibney reports
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Laurie Taylor
We aim to please鈥淚 merely ushered him outside. The suggestion that I聽ejected him is a gross slander.鈥漈his was how Professor Lapping, of the Department of Media and Cultural Studies, sought to justify...
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Campus round-up - 13 June 2013
Display hoardA student dressed from head to toe in medical equipment is one of the highlights of the University of Brighton鈥檚 Graduate Show. Karol Michalec鈥檚 artwork (top, left) 鈥 which he says...
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THE Scholarly Web - 13 June 2013
Weekly transmissions from the blogosphere
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Appointments - 13 June 2013
Queen鈥檚 University, CanadaSusan MummThe new dean of the Faculty of Arts and Science at Queen鈥檚 University in Kingston, Ontario said she was 鈥渆xcited by the prospect of working at one of Canada鈥檚...
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Nabil Gindy, 1950-2013
An expert in manufacturing technologies who went on to spearhead the research programme at the University of Nottingham鈥檚 Chinese campus has died
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News in brief - 13 June 2013
Student loansRules fixed for private providersThe government has published final guidance on the new process for allowing privately funded higher education providers access to publicly funded Student...
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News in brief - 13 June 2013
United StatesDr? No, I never said thatA prestigious US scholarly society has defended its president against accusations that she falsely claimed on at least two grant proposals to have a doctorate....
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Grant winners - 13 June 2013
Economic and Social Research CouncilTransformative Research Call: 鈥楾ransforming鈥 Social ScienceMaximum limit of 拢250,000: the funding will run for 18 months.Award winner: George Davey...
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The week in higher education - 13 June 2013
He may be hell-bent on destroying their 鈥淢arxist鈥 education departments, but universities are still dutifully helping education secretary Michael Gove with his A-level reform plans. After the Russell...
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13 June 2013
Consumer protection - Are we dealing fairly with student complaints?
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We aim to please
Shaking hands with the unemployed鈥淚 merely ushered him outside. The suggestion that I聽ejected him is a gross slander.鈥漈his was how Professor Lapping, of the Department of Media and Cultural Studies,...