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The ߣߣƵ World University Rankings 2014-2015 list the best global universities and are the only international university performance tables to judge world-class universities across...
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Universities turned into ‘major arena’ for counter-extremism, warns academic
A conference has challenged the UK government’s notion of “extremism” and the negative educational consequences that academics believe flow from it
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King’s College London graduate teachers speak out
More than 95 per cent of graduate teaching assistants at a London university say they work longer than their contracted hours, a survey has found
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Thomas Piketty to join LSE
Renowned economist Thomas Piketty has been appointed Centennial Professor at the London School of Economics
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THE podcast: 14-20 May 2015 issue review
Download the podcastThe implications of the 2015 general election, the latest books section, and ethnological research in Magaluf feature in this week’s ߣߣƵ issue review podcast....
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A pick ‘n’ mix programme can be an incoherent one
Moocs and student choice are welcome, but traditional courses offer proven pathways to the summit of knowledge, argues Alan Ruby
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‘A year of IS rule has set Iraq back 10 years’
Chilling testimonies collected by the Council for At-Risk Academics reveal the devastating impact of the arrival of Islamic State
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Momentum builds on fossil fuel divestment
‘Domino theory’ points to UK academy’s future financial environment
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Welcome to the hot seat, Mr Johnson
David Bell has some words of wisdom for Jo Johnson, the new minister for universities and science, as an ‘eventful’ five years loom
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Why McMaster University gave its female academics a pay rise
When his university found evidence of a £2,000 gender pay gap, it knew what was the right thing to do - and it did it, says David Wilkinson
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Beyond: Our Future in Space, by Chris Impey
This examination of space exploration has its feet firmly on the ground, writes Monica Grady
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14 May 2015
Proportional response - The causes of and solutions to gender imbalance at the top
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John Staniforth, 1953-2015
A leading figure in the pharmaceutical sciences has died
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Q&A with Tracey Reynolds
We speak to the new professor of social sciences at the University of Greenwich
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World in brief – 14 May 2015
CanadaSmaller slice of sector’s revenue pie goes on salariesThe share of Canadian universities’ spending allocated to academics’ salaries fell between 2000 and 2013, challenging the argument that...