17 October 2013
Playing the system - Research assessment, then and now
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Open for business!
Source: AlamyFollow me, I’m a business leader“Lady Bottomley has got it smack on.”That was the enthusiastic response of our vice-chancellor to the recent prediction by Baroness Bottomley of...
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More than a game of numbers
The unhealthy drive to score maximum REF points can cause universities to lose perspective as well as humanity
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London Met’s lips sealed on abrupt end to visa dispute
Reasons for withdrawal of legal action on eve of hearing remain unclear
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Birmingham plans more unconditional offers
University hails no-strings pilot’s success
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News in brief - 17 October 2013
United StatesFraternity’s naked ploy backfiresA fraternity at a private liberal arts college in the US has drawn criticism for using pictures of naked women on recruitment materials. The Phi Psi...
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Odds and quads - 17 October 2013
These images form part of a forthcoming exhibition about the Victorian magazine Punch taking place at Liverpool John Moores University in celebration of the opening of the institution’s new Special...
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News in brief - 17 October 2013
Immigration billMay day ‘discrimination’Measures to tackle illegal immigration are “discriminatory” to international students and send the message that they are not welcome in the UK. That was the...
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Imperial considers REF trade-off between quality and quantity
Minutes suggest the pros and cons of strategies for submission
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Campus round-up - 17 October 2013
Source: Russell SachGreater transparencyA “scientific glassblower” at the University of Southampton is one of about 15 skilled workers still employed by UK universities to produce glassware in-house...
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Grant winners - 17 October 2013
Leverhulme TrustResearch Project GrantsHumanitiesAward winner: Andrew ChamberlainInstitution: University of ManchesterValue: £246,725An investigation of ancient animal mummies using diagnostic...
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REF and policymakers overlook state-funded research
Vital academic work still missed by impact criteria and civil servants, forum hears
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THE Scholarly Web - 17 October 2013
Weekly transmissions from the blogosphere
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Joan Thirsk, 1922-2013
One of the leading social historians of her generation has died