Film and academic psychology: the power of cinema
Two famous experiments have reached the silver screen. Antonio Melechi on the relationship between the academic discipline and Hollywood
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THE University Workplace Survey 2016: results and analysis
ߣߣƵ's poll shows that the bulk of staff find their work rewarding but there is a deep gulf between academics and professional and support staff
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Laurie Taylor – 4 February 2016
The official weekly newsletter of the University of Poppleton. Finem respice!
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Steady currents? Overseas student flows and the UK
More can be done in the UK to encourage study abroad, but the anglophone world may continue to attract the lion’s share, says David Willetts
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Weed out poor papers for clear view of impact
You report on a study that found no correlation between manuscript rejection rates and a journal’s impact factor (“High rejection rates by journals ‘pointless’”, News, 28 January). But why would one...
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Age limits unproven
You report on the abstract of a Canadian study (“How to boost scientific production? A statistical analysis of research funding and other influencing factors”, published in Scientometrics) that...
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Iraq’s tragedy
Re the article “Top 15 universities in the Arab world announced” and the leader “Deserts begin to bloom” (27 January), it was pleasing to see universities from Lebanon and Egypt in the top 10...
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Open up IT
“Students aren’t always experts in technology” (News, 26 January), but neither, it seems, are those in management and IT departments. When universities complain that they lack the financial resources...
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Ending degree fraud
France is the latest nation to take degree fraud seriously (“French education minister announces new degree qualifications database”, 22 January), but as we’ve learned from running Higher Education...
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Danny Dorling on university admissions and inequality
A rapidly changing higher education sector is urged to ask who benefits from reforms