Clarification
We reported in a diary item on June 15, "Internet promotions", that Sheffield University had been slow to correct errors on its website that wrongly gave staff the title "Dr". Sheffield said that the...
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RAE focus reduces calibre of students
Royal Academy of Engineers says courses are outdated, underfunded and unattractive, Rebecca Attwood writes The focus on research rankings has left undergraduate engineering courses 20 years out of...
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Mad, bad or sad - what is a man to do?
The historic perception of women as mentally weaker than men has been turned on its head in modern times, a gathering of academics will hear this week. Traits defined as masculine are now more often...
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'Aesthetics can be a tool to navigate genetic space'
WILLIAM LATHAM Professor of computer games and entertainment, Goldsmith As an art student, William Latham went through every style of art. "I reached the conclusion that modern art has pretty much...
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US academics are sent back to the lecture hall
American faculty are increasingly expected to refresh their teaching skills and to do their share of lecturing. Jon Marcus reports It's three days after graduation, and the students have gone from...
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World Encompassed
Middle East gets super-size campus The King of Saudi Arabia is opening a new graduate university in the Middle Eastern state. The King Abdullah University of Science and Technology is thought to have...
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Tale omits tiger's bloody passage from India
British museums fail to acknowledge the true history of artefacts looted from abroad, says Haim Bresheeth In the Indian galleries of the Victoria and Albert Museum resides that finest of oddities -...
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Alison Wolf
whose performance at university doesn't match their school records';Opinion US-style SAT testing may prove a better predictor of suitability for university than A levels Summertime - great, even with...
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Brum's rush for v-c debate
Not every member of staff has accepted Birmingham University's invitation to help decide on the type of vice-chancellor they would like to see in place in 2009. One sent the following message to the...
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OAP graduate shows his metal
James Brown, a former soldier, has just graduated from St Andrews University with an honours degree in history - aged 71. "I came to St Andrews to study because I wanted to be part of a fraternity. I...
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Priceless green coup to Lancs...
Lancashire University is doing its bit to combat global warming by closing a financial deal to build eco-residences for students that will include timber from sustainable forests, solar thermal...
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... but eco shame for Aussies
And Tim Flannery of Macquarie University's Climate Risk Concentration of Research Excellence believes the impact of climate change is so great that he has launched an attack on one of the most sacred...
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No profit in losing values of academe
Institutions that abandon scholarly integrity to pursue commercial market interests will ultimately fail, argues Chris Lawton Working with business undoubtedly has many financial attractions for the...
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Learning on the job should be part of studying
Put part-time employment on the student curriculum, says Mantz York in a series on new ideas for higher education The part-time job has long helped undergraduates make ends meet. But such work could...
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Laurie Taylor Column
Well, that concludes the business for this year's Examinations Board. All that remains is to ask our external examiner for his comments on this year's papers. So that's over to you, Bill. Thanks a...