US bioethicist quits over censorship row at Northwestern University
Alice Dreger resigns her post after institution censored a risqué story in a medical journal
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THE podcast: 27 August-2 September 2015 issue review
This week's issue discussed by the ߣߣÊÓƵ team
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Sex Addiction (and other academic books it's best not to read in public)
Matthew Reisz reflects on the kind of texts one might want to be wary about reading on the train
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David Latchman has ‘no case to answer’ after research misconduct investigation
But master of Birkbeck has accepted that there were ‘procedural matters’ in his lab that ‘required attention’
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Should I keep the title of my paper brief?
Researchers find an unexpected link between brevity and popularity
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Bahrain’s universities to be inspected by British Accreditation Council
Agency to design and conduct nationwide inspection regime
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Modern languages ‘sold short by REF’
The merger of seven subpanels into a single one for modern languages and linguistics has skewed results, claim scholars
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Applicants put little trust in university advertising
Prospective students more likely to base decision on prospectuses, institutions’ websites and campus visits, survey suggests
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Scottish universities ‘could lose charitable status’
Universities fear new higher education bill will force reclassification
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Cost of Kenyan university education ‘turns millions into paupers’
Former presidential candidate says institutions must deliver courses more cheaply and that student loan burden must be eased
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World University Rankings blog: why we need to rank by innovation
University league tables do not pay enough attention to institutions’ innovative spirit, argues the European Commission’s Gerard de Graaf
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Lack of female university leaders a problem for Hong Kong
Intervention required to address the issue of under-representation, say Susanne Choi Yuk Ping and Sally Ka-wing Lo
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Decision to back Jisc ‘should be a no-brainer’
As new funding model looms, technology body’s incoming chief executive acknowledges some services may need cutting but highlights organisation’s value to higher education sector
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Confidential medical data found abandoned on campus
Names, addresses and sensitive information discovered in unlocked filing cabinet at University of Bedfordshire