Zero intolerance
Could we please remind ourselves to correct at every opportunity the developing habit of referring to the 20th century as the 1900s?Of course, the same problem affects other centuries. This evening...
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God in the pension plan
Where is this surge of "post-secularist" commentary coming from ("Spirit levels", 28 July)? It is unlikely to be the British populace, so many of whom consider gods redundant and identify themselves...
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Insidious inflation
Can someone tell me when British universities began the practice of shaving off 50 per cent of grades (usually, 75 per cent of second-year and 25 per cent of third-year grades) for final assessments?...
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Film review: Cowboys & Aliens
In which High Noon meets high-concept sci-fi carnage - and shoots blanks, says Duncan Wu
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TV review: Torchwood: Miracle Day
Glimpses of gothicism and a sense of deja vu entertain Will Brooker
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Richard Pike, 1950-2011
Whether it was decrying "Mickey Mouse" degrees or rubbishing the oil industry's estimates on remaining petroleum reserves, Richard Pike was not afraid to speak his mind as chief executive of the...
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THE Scholarly Web
Weekly transmissions from the blogosphere
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Campus round-up
Imperial College LondonBypassing the burgersGastric bypass surgery makes people want to eat healthier food, according to a new study. Scientists at Imperial College London found that patients who...
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Odds and quads
Gladys Aylward, the English missionary pictured with two of her adopted children (see image, right), became a household name when her heroic exploits escorting 100 orphans to safety through war-torn...
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What are you reading?
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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11 August 2011
Children’s hour - The obsession with contact time is infantilising our students
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Extra funding to bolster modern languages
A project to increase the number of students doing languages at university has been awarded an extra £1.2 million.
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Dismissing riots as ‘meaningless criminality’ a mistake, academic warns
The oft-repeated claim that the riots that have broken out in London and other cities in recent days are “mindless” and “meaningless” is mistaken, an academic expert has said.
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In with the new
Phil Baty welcomes a number of fresh faces to this year’s ranking exercise, but offers a caveat, too
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Demand more from students to improve maths literacy, report urges
Universities should toughen up their demands for mathematical qualifications, including in non-science, technology, engineering and maths subjects, a taskforce has said.