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Number 10 Downing Street has warned the Department of Education and Science of the dangers to the future status of institutions which lose both "core sciences" - physics and chemistry - now under...

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Computing undergraduatesFall in numbers threatens UKThe decline in the number of undergraduates studying computing is threatening the UK's position in the world economy, according to a report from...

Banality at bargain prices

Following the demise of the Net Book Agreement, bookshop shelves are full of TV tie-ins and empty of scholarly work, says Martin Cohen

ELQ cuts prompt Church to rejig theology training

Hundreds of would-be church ministers will have to study two-year foundation degrees instead of their traditional diplomas as a result of the Government's decision to cut funding for students...

'Infantilised' students and staff rapped

Therapeutic education damages acquisition of knowledge, say authors. Melanie Newman reports

Psychometric tests to help students cope better with stress

Students in the University of Hull's psychology department are to undergo psychometric testing in an effort to measure their "mental toughness" and to improve how they manage stress. The testing will...

The Week in ÌÇÐÄVlog

- Plans by Imperial College London to introduce its own entrance exam sparked a flurry of headlines. Sir Richard Sykes, rector of Imperial, told the Independent Schools Council's annual conference in...

Royal Holloway proves its head for research as v-c goes to Hefce

There may be something in the water at Royal Holloway, University of London. The same institution that provided the ÌÇÐÄVlog Funding Council for England with its last research policy chief is...

The loneliness of the lone RAE runners

Academics who are sole entrants in their category admit to feeling the pressure. Zoe Corbyn reports

Offa chief warns against meddling in admissions

Requiring universities' admissions policies to be part of a statutory agreement with the Office for Fair Access would be "difficult and perhaps even illegal", the organisation's head has warned.John...

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Institutional rankings in environment and ecology

Data provided by Thomson Scientific from its Essential Science Indicators, 1 January 1997–31 October 2007

Workplace Practicalities of Cosmetic and Elective Surgery

An increasing number of people in the UK are choosing to have cosmetic surgery. This is having an impact on the workplace, often putting employers into unknown territory when an employee asks for...

More academics using trivial excuses to avoid marking

Rising numbers of Poppleton academics are avoiding their full marking load by claiming that mitigating circumstances marred their capacity to mark. According to our ever-expanding Human Resources...

What price crazed genius?

Gauging the 'public value' of arts graduates is a tricky job, says Sally Feldman