Holding back
I was delighted to see from the Poppletonian (27 August) that the interview panel had learned one thing from their diversity training, as the obvious question – “Miss De Beauvoir, I wonder if you...
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Destination: enlightenment
There is a lot of useful process advice in the 10 steps to a successful, or unsuccessful, PhD (“10 steps to PhD failure”, Features, 27 August). However, in the era of liberal education, I still...
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Laurie Taylor – 3 September 2015
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Graduate outcomes by mission group
Graduates of Russell Group institutions were the least likely to be unemployed three and a half years after leaving university, with just 1.7 per cent falling into this category, figures show
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Holding a mirror up to science
A bid to reproduce key studies is less a tale of failure than of researchers’ willingness to put their own practices to the test
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LSBF licence to sponsor overseas students suspended
UKVI takes action against one of England’s largest private colleges
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The weird and wonderful world of academic Twitter
Glen Wright, from Academia Obscura, peeks inside a Pandora’s box of scholarly microblogging
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Ulster University to close school of modern languages
Computing, maths and business management in line for ‘rationalisation’ as spending cuts hit institution
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Stellenbosch documentary: minister claims racism ‘rife’ at South African universities
Luister details alleged discrimination against black students at leading institution
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University of Glasgow mulls turning away from Turnitin
Scottish university signs up with rival plagiarism detection service after complaining about ‘operational difficulties’
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Leadership candidates subjected to personality tests
US firms report increasing use of psychological assessments
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Chinese universities to poll faculty and students on new policies
Institutions also ordered to establish press offices and publish “authentic” university news
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I followed the steps to PhD failure and came out with a doctorate
Breaking the rules didn’t stop Jessica Sage from completing her degree