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Royal Society wants datasets to be on a par with papers in REF
Accessible information could spark ‘second open science revolution’, report says. Paul Jump writes
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The English dis-ease
Thomas Docherty muses on the challenges of second-language acquisition
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Yoko Ono: TO THE LIGHT
An exhibition showcasing five decades of Yoko Ono’s work downplays her dark side in favour of more uplifting, regenerative themes, finds Helena Reckitt
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Segregation: A Global History of Divided Cities
Urban centres across the world were built with racial separation in mind, Wendy Pullan discovers
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21 June 2012
High-brow humour - The campus novel: a comic brew with a sobering bite
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Farce majeure
The campus novel is a proud tributary of the comic flow of English letters. From Amis to Bradbury and from the page to the TV screen, the academy has proved to be a superior source for humour - but...
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Open vistas create a 'living body' of work
A low-cost open-access journal aims to modernise the act of publication. Paul Jump reports
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Sweet or sour? Fans of Grayling's courses defend the menu
A discussion of the merits of private venture made for a spicy dish. David Matthews reports
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Suu Kyi collects doctorate at belated Oxford homecoming
Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has received an honorary doctorate from the University of Oxford during a ceremony at the institution’s Sheldonian Theatre.
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Exam watchdog publishes proposals on A-level oversight
A-level courses could require a stamp of approval by learned societies or “a subgroup of universities” under plans put forward by the exam regulator Ofqual.
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Welsh plan to boost employability launched
The Welsh government has drafted a 63-point plan to bolster the employability of the country’s university graduates.
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Push for gold will cost millions, open-access report says
A transition to full open-access publishing will cost UK higher education an extra ?50 million or ?60 million a year, according to a long-awaited report on how the country should make the change.
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Government defends reforms in long-awaited response to committee
The government has defended the public financing of for-profit higher education providers and has said that it wants widening participation funding to be “better targeted”.
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Inside Higher Ed: A professor’s cri de coeur
By Scott Jaschik for Inside Higher Ed