Angus Deaton wins 2015 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences
Princeton academic recognised for work on poverty and consumption
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University of Oxford entry interview questions revealed
Sample list of questions says applicants were asked about bankers’ pay and invited to carry out an engineering experiment with a ruler
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Social network overload ‘wastes academics’ time’
Sheer number of online profiles to be filled out a ‘disservice’ to scholars, Amsterdam conference hears
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London Met to focus teaching on single campus
Teaching on its Aldgate and Moorgate campuses will be moved to Holloway Road from 2017
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World University Rankings blog: the challenges facing world-class universities
Ellie Bothwell reflects on the ߣߣÊÓƵ World Academic Summit
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Make science courses more accessible to stop women dropping out, says author
Stereotypes, prejudice and laddish behaviour still deter young women interested in physics, engineering and computer science, says Eileen Pollack
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Social scientists asked to comment on early career support
Views of early career social scientists will be collected with a view to improve support for those starting out in academia
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Education without borders: medical students abroad
In advance of a conference on ‘education without borders’, Anthony Redmond considers the ethical issues around sending medical students on elective courses in low-income countries
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Leading universities challenge postgraduate loans age limit
Russell Group institutions say government is wrong to assume that over-30s are in a strong financial position
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Open access papers 'more likely to be cited on Twitter'
Articles that are free to view are also more frequently shared on Facebook, new research finds
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Universities must ensure extremists are not ‘given free rein’
Prevent: institutions must not let platitudes about freedom of expression create an ‘illusion of debate’, says Rupert Sutton
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Nicola Sturgeon forced to defend governance bill
Scottish Tory leader Ruth Davidson says universities ‘hate’ the SNP bill and claims it threatens to end their charitable status
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Two academics recognised for essays on rabbits and war
£20,000 essay-writing competition shortlist features two UK scholars
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Higher apprenticeships lead to ‘greater earnings than most degrees’
But Sutton Trust analysis says that while learning on the job can be a good alternative to university, too few qualifications are at this degree-equivalent level
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Lisa Mckenzie: who would be a working-class woman in academia?
Even in the academy, your class background will always be a factor in how you are seen, says LSE’s Lisa Mckenzie