Brian Trevor Griffiths, 1930-2014
A pioneer of practical training for interpreters in Britain has died
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News in brief - 6 February 2014
EPSRCMeet the new chiefThe pro vice-chancellor for research and enterprise at the University of Southampton has been named the new chief executive of the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research...
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Too much freedom?
I know how frustrating “An FoI officer’s lot” (30 January) can be. But a freedom of information request to universities to find out how many FoI requests they had received is hardly demanding,...
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Young Turks revisited
Jack Grove’s excellent feature “Out of control” (5 December) rightly highlighted the role of Turkish students and scholars in the large anti-government demonstrations last year that centred on the...
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Classic misunderstanding
I found the patronising tone of the review of my book What Is a Classic? Postcolonial Rewriting and Invention of the Canon (Books, 23 January) very jarring. The book Robert Appelbaum fitfully evokes...
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Spurs of the moment
It is worth adding some historical context to Emma Rees’ discussion (“Kick up a fuss and reclaim your linguistic property”, 23 January) by casting a critical eye over the invention of tradition....
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NSS for staff needed
I applaud the efforts of ߣߣƵ to take the first steps in reviewing general feelings among staff across the UK sector on a number of key topics. However, as THE has pointed out, the...
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The week in higher education - 6 February 2014
Education secretary Michael Gove has renewed his attack on “the Blob” – aka the “bloated educational bureaucracy” lurking in schools, local education authorities and, mostly, university education...
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A rose is a rose is a rose
Once again, serious conflict has broken out on campus over our university’s proposed submissions to the ߣߣƵ Leadership and Management Awards.Regular readers of The Poppletonian may...
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Grant winners - 6 February 2014
Leverhulme TrustResearch Project GrantsSciencesAward winner: Luke RendellInstitution: University of St AndrewsValue: £119,556Developing a data-driven multi-agent model for studying humpback whale...
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University of Gloucestershire invites in for‑profit firm
University mulls joint venture with INTO to boost business school
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Legal protection diluted for outsourced staff
Change in Tupe law means employers can offer new terms one year after move
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Fees impact on part-time enrolments
Part-time enrolments at universities in England have been hit hard since the introduction of higher tuition fees, fresh data from the Higher Education Statistics Agency suggest
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Berkeley: a radical home for Hitler’s émigrés
An exhibition reveals the impact of refugee scholars on the University of California flagship