What ‘life’s teacher’ can teach users of big data
As big data is applied to global challenges such as climate change and inequality, historians are returning to long-term studies. Their skills are invaluable in detecting and debunking myths about...
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Big fish
As Nobel prize hopefuls dream of receiving a life-changing phone call ahead of next week’s official announcements, four science laureates reflect on what the honour has meant for them
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THE Scholarly Web - Acting up for diversity
Weekly transmissions from the blogosphere
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HE & me - Jonathan Baker
Jonathan Baker is a former head of the BBC College of Journalism. In a career spanning more than 30 years with the corporation, he held numerous roles including editor of the Ten O’Clock News,...
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World in brief
United StatesSpeaking up for safetyThe White House has launched a campaign to raise public awareness of sexual assault on campus. The “It’s On Us” campaign encourages students to intervene in...
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New application tracks research grants worldwide
ÜberResearch unveils Dimensions for Funders, a digital tool detailing grant awards from 66 major funders
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After the referendum: what next for Scottish universities?
So it’s all over now. The Scottish electorate has voted, by a clear if not overwhelming majority, to stay in the United Kingdom, and as I write, the politicians are engaged in a struggle to meet the...
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Laurie Taylor
Furniture wars“There is no connection between the two events.”That was the forceful response from our Director of Creative Finance, Mr D. C. F. Tapstock, when reporter Keith Ponting (30) suggested to...
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A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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The week in higher education
As every child knows, while one ice cream might be delicious, two can leave you feeling sick. It is possible that academic and poet Jonathan Hart is reflecting
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World University Rankings 2014-15
The THE World University Rankings 2014-15 suggest that underfunded Western institutions outside the elite are struggling
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Conservative MP says fees may have to rise
Revised system is close to exceeding cost of its predecessor, member of policy board tells event at party conference.
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UK student traffic among the home nations
About 30,000 students starting an undergraduate degree this year have decided to pursue it in a different UK country from where they live.The most popular cross-border manoeuvre is from England to...
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News in brief
Research Excellence FrameworkImpact case studies, studiedA new project will look at the impact on society of academic research conducted at universities. The research, commissioned by the Higher...
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Campus close-up: St Mary’s University, Twickenham
Ex-diplomat takes over the vice-chancellor’s chair at London’s newest university. Jack Grove reports