Islands of prosperity
The Higher Education Funding Council for England, it appears, now has a metaphor policy. It has instructed its chief executive, David Eastwood, to declare unhappiness with "pockets of excellence" and...
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I can't hear you...
Ministers regularly state their commitment to 'evidence-based' policy, but then seem to ignore academics. Rebecca Attwood asks if it is merely confusion over what constitutes evidence
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From the lab to the lobby
Who stands up for science and scientific rigour in policy circles? Zoë Corbyn investigates
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Faith, hope and the academy
As UK universities with a Christian heritage seek to collaborate more closely, some academics are calling for more explicitly theologically inspired institutions. Hannah Fearn reports
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26 March 2009
A word from the wise - Scholars have evidence in abundance, so why don’t politicians heed them?
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Tara Brabazon: 60 seconds of scholarship
One day, I intend to conduct a study of how university staff download from iTunes. Do vice-chancellors – productively and efficiently – swoop into the site, grab the top ten lectures from iTunes U...
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Salford staff unite to protest lecturer’s suspension
Petition calls for reinstatement of academic ejected from campus over harassment allegation, writes Melanie NewmanSeventy-four members of staff at the University of Salford Business School have...
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Bullied Blogger: Building a case against Marcus and Helen
16 March: Over the past few months I have experienced major changes in my work situation. I have had several worked-based events that have seemed somewhat bizarre and have, I feel, subverted my work...
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White Paper unveils lifelong learning grants for the public
But the Government is accused of hypocrisy as universities cut adult learning courses. Hannah Fearn reports
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Government and Tories ‘colluding’ to keep fees off the agenda
‘Neither party has the bottle’ to debate the issue before the next general election, Labour MP claims. Zoë Corbyn reports
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London Met head quits
V-c relinquishes role with immediate effect, Rebecca Attwood reports
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UUK report on fees sparks accusations of arrogance
Scenarios that include a doubling of tuition costs lead to outcry over vice-chancellors’ ‘fantasising’. John Gill reports
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The Constant Fire: Beyond the Science vs Religion Debate
Celia Deane-Drummond admires the author's passion, but not his philosophy
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Prodigal Nation: Moral Decline and Divine Punishment from New England to 9/11
This book is the work of an American political scientist at Rutgers University and is clearly written and mercifully free of jargon. The closest it comes to jargon is its focus on the American "...
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Top 10 academic bestsellers: Blackwell, Portsmouth
1. Foundations Spanish 1, Second Edition by Cathy Holden and Maria del Carmen Gil Ortega. Palgrave Macmillan, £19.99. ISBN 97802302172632. Managing Business Relationships by Ray French. Pearson...