Film review: Project Nim
A true story of how humans nurtured, used and then abandoned a chimp is unsettling for Duncan Wu
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Ken Darby-Dowman, 1948-2011
Ken Darby-Dowman was described by colleagues as "the perfect gentleman" and by students as "a true inspiration and mentor".Professor Darby-Dowman was born on 3 April 1948 in Belfast, but moved to...
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THE Scholarly Web
Weekly transmissions from the blogosphere
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Campus round-up
Kingston UniversityLet's work this outStudents will become peacemakers when a university opens a community mediation unit. Kingston University has recruited and trained eight undergraduates to...
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Odds and quads
The notorious Berlin Olympics of 1936 were accompanied by an International Sports Pedagogic Congress.
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A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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Anger grows as 1,000 engineering and physical sciences PhDs slashed
Academics warn of threat to economy as extent of EPSRC cuts is revealed
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4 August 2011
Come out of your shell - To stand out from the crowd, authors must learn the art of self-promotion
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Copyright reforms to aid research
Sweeping reforms to copyright law are set to open the door for greater access to research papers.
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Pension chief pockets £50k bonus, as higher education staff face cuts to benefits
The sector’s biggest pension fund gave its chief executive a £50,000 bonus in a year when lecturers went on strike over cuts to their benefits, it has emerged.
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Universities Scotland names new convener
The principal of the University of the West of Scotland has been appointed as the new convener of Universities Scotland.
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Inside Higher Ed: Harvard, India and intolerance
By Scott Jaschik, for Inside Higher Ed
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Universities to ‘buy’ AAB students amid fears of lost places
Some universities are considering ways to “buy” top achieving students, it has been claimed, as they prepare for the new competitive market in 2012.
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Top teachers honoured by HEA fellowship scheme
Fifty-five academics have been awarded fellowships worth £10,000 by the Higher Education Academy.
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Gap between rich and poor closes at Scottish universities
The higher education participation gap between the most deprived parts of Scotland and the rest of the country has shrunk for the fifth year in a row.