Grant winners - 4 September 2014
Royal SocietyWolfson Research Merit AwardsAwards are worth £10,000-£30,000 a year, which is a salary enhancementAward winner: Graeme AcklandInstitution: University of EdinburghInteratomic potentials...
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Laurence Mee, 1951-2014
A leading international expert on the marine environment and strategies for its protection has died
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Return to sender – in person, during office hours
What happened when a US academic instituted a no-email policy for students and required them to meet her in person?
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Apathetic assessment
Thomas Harrison’s article “Let the right one in” (Opinions, 21 August) argued about the importance of including in the selection process an assessment of candidates’ teaching in action. But which...
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Students’ IP is their own
I was astonished to learn from Sebastian Conran (“Letting the engine idle”, Opinions, 14 August) that Plymouth University, among other institutions, requires students when they register to sign away...
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#explainittome
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