Sociologists failing to practise what they preach, says report
"Purist" understandings of sociology are holding academics back from practising a key feature of the discipline, according to new research.Many academics working in the field say that...
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Super-lab in scrutiny dispute
The chairman of the parliamentary select committee responsible for scrutinising science has hit out at the Government over its response to MPs' concerns about a project to build a £500 million super-...
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The Week in Higher Education
- Gordon Brown has offered Labour MPs a free vote on controversial aspects of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill in a bid to defuse a row over stem-cell research, the Financial Times said on...
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International scholars agree on standing of top journals
Study says consensus in political science makes rankings useful tool for RAE. Zoe Corbyn reports
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Bournemouth v-c lacks confidence of local UCU
University and College Union members at the University of Bournemouth have passed a vote of no confidence in their vice-chancellor.Of 200 academics who returned papers - representing about one third...
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Hefce shuffles library cards
Senate House Library loses out in revamp of research library funding. Zoe Corbyn reports
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Hesa to report RAE exclusions - if v-cs approve
Vice-chancellors will have the option to make public how many of their research-active academics they have excluded from the 2008 research assessment exercise.Alongside the RAE results, the Higher...
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The isolation of the iPod people
Tara Brabazon is alarmed by people’s growing removal from analogue life, where people are engaged with their mobile screens rather than with each other
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April changes to Sex Discrimination Act
Following last year’s finding by the High Court that UK sex discrimination legislation does not comply with European requirements, regulations aimed at amending the deficiencies have recently been...
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Integrating non-UK colleagues
Sensitivity to cultural differences helps make working with colleagues from overseas an enriching experience.
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Supporting students with dyslexia
Most of the teaching methods that help students with dyslexia are simply matters of good teaching practice, says Katherine Hewlett, director of the AchieveAbility Project, which aims to break down...
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Hot papers in materials science
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Bath Spa University
• Adam Powell has been appointed to the new post of head of employability. He was formerly manager of artswork at the Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning in the creative industries, and...
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Aston-University
• Neena Gill, the first female Asian MEP, has agreed to join the Aston Business School advisory board. Ms Gill is currently MEP for the West Midlands. Â
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Aston-University
• Mike West, executive dean of Aston Business School, has been awarded a grant of £470,000 by the Service Delivery and Organisation Programme of the National Institute for Health Research to...