NAO raises ‘mis-selling’ concerns over English university courses
Students do not have enough information to make choices about degrees, says watchdog
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Horizon 2020 funding: are the wheels coming off for the UK?
A look at the latest detailed figures suggests something is awry, but it may still be too early to tell if Brexit is the culprit
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Clitoris sculpture unveiled at University of Poitiers
Metal artwork by British artist Matthew Ellis accompanies concrete phallus on French campus
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The week in higher education – 7 December 2017
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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Interview with David Lavallee
The world’s first professor of duty of care in sport discusses the challenges of tackling corruption, seeking inspiration from Maya Angelou, and the perfect Reuben sandwich
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Philip Chubb, 1951-2017
Tributes paid to award-winning ߣߣÊÓƵn journalist who later became an academic
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Top marks for trying? Attitudes at core of the ‘ideal student’
Academics are not always most sympathetic to effortlessly successful ‘super-smart’ students
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Post-truth teaching: coming to a lecture theatre near you?
Open University report looks at key trends in teaching and learning
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Cambridge looks to crack measurement of ‘learning gain’
Researchers develop assessment that can be completed by students in little over 20 minutes
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Mostly Straight: Sexual Fluidity Among Men, by Ritch C. Savin-Williams
A study identifies and defines a new category, says Barry Reay, but how radical is it?
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Big and Small: A Cultural History of Extraordinary Bodies, by Lynne Vallone
From dwarfs at court to obese children, a study examines why size matters, says Louisa Yates
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Secret Body: Erotic and Esoteric Currents in the History of Religions, by Jeffrey J. Kripal
Maryanne Saunders enjoys an original look at how faith is studied and ‘what humans may become’
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Boko Haram: The History of an African Jihadist Movement, by Alexander Thurston
Sarah Eltantawi admires a well-researched study of the origins and growth of the terrorist organisation