Women fight for their right to study
Jessica Swale’s rollicking play about women in 1890s Cambridge fighting for the recognition of their education has relevance today
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THE Alma Mater Index: Global Executives 2013 methodology and results
Each CEO’s education has been researched using executive biographies from sources such as company websites (current, previous or non-executive director companies), company press offices, current or...
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Israel may forgo Horizon 2020 cash over restrictions
Senior figures say ‘disputed territory’ curbs may prompt refusal to participate in EU framework
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THE Awards 2013: shortlist announced
Are you on the shortlist?
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UEL scraps overseas examinations venture
Institution’s annus horribilis continues as news emerges of another major loss
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Swansea’s tough REF plans provoke disquiet
Staff complain over ‘arbitrary’ yardstick and teaching-only threat
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Nancy Rothwell on switching to a new field of research
Moving to a different sphere of study can be a fruitful - and liberating - experience
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Seamus Heaney: great poet, inspirational teacher
David Gewanter recalls the time he spent studying under the late poet
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Research councils claw back millions for late reporting
FoI request shows huge variations within RCUK over the extent of sanctions
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Is your university reading your emails?
The policies and realities of monitoring correspondence may vary, but the ethical implications are always significant
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Realpolitik: A Fulbright fellow in Astana
How did David Mould end up teaching journalism in Kazakhstan’s frozen capital? He was a political pawn, he says
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Blue-chip firms favour graduates whose faces fit
Old boy network still plays vital role in securing top posts, research shows
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UCU homes in on widespread use of zero-hours deals
Union uncovers extent of casualised contracts in sector
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Failure analysis
The philosopher and educational reformer John Dewey argued in 1933 that “failure is not mere failure. It is instructive.” But 80 years later, we still don’t know a lot about why things fail in higher...