Laboratory England
Students should not be turned into consumers, sector expert Jürgen Enders tells David Matthews
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Subtle tactics
Institutions consider a ‘range of strategies’ to win favourable scores from students. Jack Grove writes
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Analysis - Save your work – keep the software engineers sweet
Academy risks research future by failing to give credit where it’s due. Chris Parr reports
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Grant winners
Economic and Social Research CouncilTransformative Research Call: ‘Transforming’ Social ScienceMaximum limit of £250,000; will run for 18 months.Award winner: Chris WebsterInstitution: Cardiff...
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THE Scholarly Web - Confessions of enquiring minds
Weekly transmissions from the blogosphere
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Awards and promotions
Cardiff UniversityRachel CowgillThe new head of the School of Music at Cardiff University said she was encouraged to learn that her appointment had the unanimous support of her colleagues. Rachel...
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Obituary - Mike Morwood
An archaeologist who discovered the bones of a “hobbit” in Indonesia, which may represent a completely new species of early human, has died.Mike Morwood was born in Auckland, New Zealand on October...
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Complete the digital learning revolution – take to the cloud, say David Roberts and Blaine Greteman
We must rethink higher education to get the most from digital platforms, say David Roberts and Blaine Greteman
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Exam results are not unbelievable: today’s children really are smarter, argues Gary Thomas
We are getting faster, stronger, healthier and better informed, Gary Thomas argues: why shouldn’t exam results improve?
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Sally Feldman - The art of impact
A film about Indonesian genocide has impact in spades, says Sally Feldman
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Letters
REF non-submission and teaching momentsI find the University of Leicester’s decision to review the contracts of staff not submitted for assessment in the forthcoming research excellence framework...
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Less than zero: Ursula Huws on when capitalism quit caring for workers
The Cold War’s end and the internet’s rise freed employers to go global, leaving workers worldwide wobbling, says Ursula Huws
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Stars of the sea
While academics who lecture on ocean liners are frequently mocked by colleagues for the activity’s perceived lack of academic rigour, those who take on such work appear to have the last laugh,...
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The parent trap
Rachel Bowlby on a modern retelling of Henry James’ tale of childhood curiosity and parental shortcomings