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‘Publish or perish’ blamed for extreme results
Methodological controversy and a “publish or perish” culture explain why papers from US behavioural studies are more likely to exaggerate findings.
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'Mooc' makes Oxford online dictionary
The acronym Mooc has made the Oxford Dictionaries Online – a web-based lexicon of current English by the publishers of the Oxford English Dictionary
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Zero-hours probe launched by Scottish union
A Scottish lecturer’s union has launched an investigation into the use of zero-hours contracts by universities and colleges in Scotland
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Buckingham launches independent medical school
The first UK undergraduate medical degree to be offered by a private university has been launched, and will begin teaching from January 2015
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Ivy League's huge debts revealed
By Ry Rivard, for Inside Higher Ed
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Penguin experts fly to Bristol
Penguins seldom come to Britain, it is said, because they are afraid of Wales.
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NUS tends £5 million green fund
A student project to create an “edible campus” is among the beneficiaries of a £5 million fund from England’s funding council.
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Private college strikes overseas student deal with universities
A London-based private provider is to offer pathway programmes with a consortium of Northern universities, enabling international students to get on to degree courses
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LSBU to take orders from Phoenix
London South Bank University has announced that its new vice-chancellor will be David Phoenix, current deputy vice-chancellor at the University of Central Lancashire.
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‘Vagina anxiety’ cover pulled from student paper
The latest edition of the University of Sydney students’ newspaper has been pulled from sale following concerns that its cover featuring 18 students’ vaginas could break obscenity laws
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Academics invited to save the world
Students, young academics, professionals and entrepreneurs are being encouraged to present fixes to some of the world’s most pressing challenges - in three minutes.
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Ulster scholar joins Jolie on humanitarian A-list
It is not often that academics are mentioned in the same breath as Angelina Jolie and George Clooney for their humanitarian work, but for one University of Ulster academic, this unlikely scenario has...
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THE books podcast: Richard Williams interview
Download the podcastOur sixth Books podcast features Richard J. Williams, author of Sex and Buildings: Modern Architecture and the Sexual Revolution, this week’s ߣߣƵ Book of the...
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Obama plans college ranking to lower tuition
The US government is to develop a new system of ranking colleges and universities in a bid to ensure the “best value” institutions have access to the most federal funding.