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Taboos stymie a frank look at porn
Social taboos and a lack of funding have turned parts of the multibillion-pound global pornography industry into no-go areas for research, scholars said this week. Academics spoke to The Times Higher...
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Tutors despair over students
Academics face fine balancing act in supporting ill-equipped students while upholding standards, says Phil Baty. Evidence of the deep professional conflicts faced by academics supporting students...
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Testing questions
Schools are worried about the number of universities using entrance tests, an admissions chief said this week. Speaking ahead of the 2007 Universities and Colleges Admissions Service conference,...
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University pays out
A disabled student who was denied the right to go on stage to receive a symbolic handshake in the Canterbury Christ Church University graduation ceremony has been awarded ?4,000 for injury to...
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Artistic roles in demand
Film, music and drama play leading roles in The Times Higher 's jobs pages this week, with three institutions seeking new staff. Kingston University is after lecturers in music technology and popular...
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Participation hits 43%
The official participation rate for higher education stands at 43 per cent of 18-30 year olds, the Government confirmed this week. The number of students has increased by 44,000 since 1999, Higher...
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Nano risks warning
The Government is not doing enough to reduce potential risks of nanotechnology, the Council for Science and Technology has said. The CST's Nanoscience and Nanotechnologies Review , published...
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Marks U-turn is 'mockery of exam process'
A professor has resigned from Bournemouth University in disgust after senior managers overruled his decision to fail 13 of his students. Phil Baty reports. It was a difficult decision, but Paul...
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'Immature' students without basic English skills enrage Uclan staff
Staff at the University of Central Lancashire have delivered a damning indictment of the quality of their own students in a no-holds-barred internal discussion leaked to The Times Higher , writes...
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Post-92s are told to get tougher
A lecturer forbidden from marking students down for not showing sufficient evidence of research is calling on academics to be more stringent when marking. Leo Enticknap warned first-year media...
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Drive to ban 'primitive' names sparks debate
Stuart Blackman reports on dissent over academic support for pressure group Many people will not think twice about applying the descriptions "native", "indigenous" or "tribal" to certain groups of...
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Call for funding to match rise in overseas students
The UK's continued success in attracting students from overseas this week prompted warnings from two leading higher education opinion formers. The number of students from outside Europe enrolling in...
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Warwick on whiplash
Researchers at Warwick University have been awarded more than ?5 million from the National Health Service for clinical trials in cancer and emergency care. The Warwick Medical School Clinical Trials...
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OU wins fellowships
Researchers at the Open University's Centre for Earth, Planetary, Space and Astronomical Research have won two of three Aurora Fellowships sponsored by the Particle Physics and Astronomy Research...