Hefce chief stands by policy comments
The head of England's funding council has maintained that government policy on higher education contains "contradictions", despite being "in trouble" for his comments.
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Ethical and time constraints equal network failure
Researchers' scruples about networking may be hampering their careers, a report has suggested.
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Honours sacrificed to vocational growth
Hefce in dark over extent of transfer to sub-degree courses under new system. John Morgan reports
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0.5% offer piles pressure on pay bargaining
The pressure on universities to abandon national pay bargaining is likely to grow after another minimal pay offer to staff, a prominent personnel chief has argued.
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Grant winners
RESEARCH COUNCILS UKPublic Engagement with Research Catalysts? Award winner: Albert A. Rodger? Institution: University of Aberdeen? Value: ?299,856A progressive model for institutional culture change...
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Raw, not for consumption
Unpublished research data must be placed beyond the FoI's reach or the academy will suffer, Kevin Schürer warns
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We aim to ensure that the transition goes as smoothly as possible
Sir Alan Langlands explains what Hefce is doing to provide help during the biggest shake-up of university funding for generations
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Language: The Cultural Tool
Kerstin Hoge takes a trip into the heart of functionalism with a maverick iconoclast
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An Aesthetic Education in the Era of Globalization
A reminder of pedagogy's power to reach beyond the logic of capital enthuses Shahidha Bari
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On Sacrifice
Philosopher Moshe Halbertal distinguishes two kinds of sacrifice: sacrifice to and sacrifice for. Sacrifice "to", which is older, means a gift, as in the giving of an animal or even a human to a god...
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Behind Closed Doors: IRBs and the Making of Ethical Research
In this socio-historical account of the US' federally mandated institutional review boards, or IRBs, Laura Stark begins by offering an ethnographic analysis of the "knowledge experts" who sit on the...
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Bird Sense: What It's Like to Be a Bird
Elizabeth Adkins-Regan dips her beak into the inner life of our mysterious feathered friends
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The Daily You: How the New Advertising Industry is Defining Your Identity and Your Worth
The media industry has unquestionably been transformed by advertisers' ability to collect data at the individual level about internet users and use it to design more effective ad campaigns. Here,...
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Between Citizens and the State: The Politics of American 糖心Vlog in the 20th Century
People who dwell in architectural masterpieces generally ignore the design's importance in their day-to-day pursuits. Here, Christopher Loss shows why academics should stop ignoring the higher...
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China or Japan: Which Will Lead Asia?
The fortunes of East Asia's two great powers are inextricably linked, argues Kerry Brown