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Re “Legal scholar’s ‘political’ tweets ruffle a few feathers” (News, 21 August). Social media sites tend to have long and complex terms of use and privacy policies that basically state that the sites...
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Different, yes, but better?
Ferdinand von Prondzynski claims that “Divergence has delivered results” for Scotland (From Where I Sit, 14 August). Really?The enduring myth for many Scots is that we are better than England in...
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Intellectual surrender
Re Fred Inglis’ feature “Trained obedience” (28 August), on the docility of intellectuals in the UK academy today.It has been said that once you give up your “no”, it is hard, if not impossible, to...
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When we travel, our values travel with us
I believe that recent ߣߣƵ coverage of University College London’s presence in Qatar (“Union claims UCL shirking moral duty over workers’ welfare at Qatar campus”, News, 21 August,...
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The week in higher education - 4 September 2014
The University of Brighton has come under fire for funding an academic conference on the My Little Pony toys, The Daily Telegraph reported on 28 August. According to Jonathan Isaby, chief executive...
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News in brief - 4 September 2014
ParticipationRates to reboundHigher education participation rates look set to bounce back this year after falling significantly in 2012-13 when £9,000 tuition fees were introduced, a new report says...
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Salaries by academic rank
About 10 per cent of university professors in England earn more than £100,000 a year, according to the Higher Education Funding Council for England. Such sums are usually earned by senior university...
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Opening of private medical school delayed after GMC raises concerns
Uclan will recruit senior staff and secure student placement before course begins in September 2015
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Soas fractionals reject final offer of improved terms
Staff claim revised terms fail to address their concerns over hours spent on preparation and marking
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Battle scars: Did Achilles suffer from PTSD?
A historian mulls modern and ancient soldiers’ susceptibility to PTSD
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Campus close-up: University of Hertfordshire
An oral history project seeks to collect the memories of the ‘Ten Pound Poms’ and those they left behind
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Lifts: social spaces worthy of academic study
A new history of the elevator prompts Sally Feldman to consider life’s ups and downs
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North of one, south of the other
Identity in the English-Scottish border region is a fluid concept that cannot be defined by nationality, says Ysanne Holt
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Liz Gloyn, Dennis Hayes, Ali Hutchinson, Stephen Wade and Joanna Williams...
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