US dominates worldwide league tables
Oxford and Cambridge universities are the only challengers to US domination of the leading places in the first global ranking of universities to sample the views of academics across the world....
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Feathers fly as row over Oxford pigeon research edges closer to court
Researchers from two of the top ten universities in today's global ranking may be drawn into a legal battle over the flying habits of homing pigeons. The Times Higher reported in February that Oxford...
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'We have a duty to act when decision-makers refuse to heed the facts'
Terry Babcock-Lumish splits her time between politics and academe, saying that research must inform policy Terry Babcock-Lumish will be disappointed that John Kerry has lost the US presidential...
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On the move ...
* Mike Cook , professor and associate dean at St Bartholomew in the School of Nursing and Midwifery at City University, has been appointed to the new post of dean of Anglia Polytechnic University's...
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First 'could be given for 51%'
Study reveals disparity in how universities calculate degree classes. Phil Baty reports Students at some universities can obtain first-class degrees with average marks of little more than 50 per cent...
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Degree classifications overhaul planned
Graduates' performance across every element of their degree courses would be revealed under proposals to replace the traditional degree classifications of first, second and third-class honours,...
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Flattery does not translate into all cultures
The hunt is on for what could be the UK's first dedicated plagiarism researcher as part of a joint project by two UK universities to find out how culture impacts on the decision of overseas students...
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Poor career path puts young off science, MPs hear
The Science Minister, Lord Sainsbury, admitted this week that the Government had not yet succeeded in tackling the culture of short-term contracts in academia. Members of the House of Commons Science...
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UK 'lab' attracts foreign MBAs
Tuition fees, widening participation and the debate over research funding have turned the UK into a laboratory for overseas professionals to learn about managing higher education. Four experienced...
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'No US university offers such a degree'
The chance to unravel the complexity of managing universities drew Kimberly Stepan to sign up for an MBA in London even though she works at a top US university. For the past three years, Ms...
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London strike threat
More than 2,000 technical and administrative staff at London universities may take industrial action over what they claim is a whitewash by employers over rising living costs in the capital. Members...
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'It's good that funding bodies are forcing change'
Ronald Milne, the acting director of library services at the Oxford University and the man responsible for trying to juggle increasingly expensive journal subscriptions and a shrinking budget, is "...
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Ethics scrutiny found wanting
Ethical scrutiny of university research is patchy despite the fact that more institutions than ever have committees to vet projects, according to a new study. The survey, funded by the Nuffield...
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Wellcome embraces open-access future
All researchers funded by Britain's biggest biomedical charity, the Wellcome Trust, may be required to make their articles freely available, according to radical changes announced this week. Until...