Don's diary: Mystery of the missing filofax
Monday I am three hours into the first draft of a new crime novel. My literary historian and sleuth, Cassandra James, is in trouble. She is stuck in a traffic jam in pouring rain, and she's late...
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These fees aren't for returning
David Amess, Tory MP for Southend West, has gained just three signatures for his early-day motion calling on MPs who were paid for voicing their opposition to top-up fees in print or on the airwaves...
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AUT leaders' pre-emptive strike
The Association of University Teachers seems confused. Its national council decided this week to call a week of action from February 23. The call seems a bit premature given that a headline on the...
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Professors get a second rating
Students suffering pangs of guilt over the rankings assigned to their professors on the notorious US website RateMyProfessors.com have been handed a rare second chance. Self-confessed human error by...
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Scottish enlightenment
This week, the Diary brings you an update on how many students it takes to change a light bulb in Scotland. Readers may recall the English picture. At the University of Cambridge, for example, it...
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Dancers offer clue to brain functions
Dancers have a highly developed "body memory" that helps them remember their steps and gives them an advanced sense of their position in three-dimensional space, psychologists believe. The theory is...
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Scientists fail to sway public
Scientists are fuelling public fears about their work by failing to explain how it is regulated, an expert group has found. A high-level working party on peer review organised by the Sense about...
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Scheme sets student quotas
Selected universities will be allocated a quota of postgraduate studentships in a radical move by the Economic and Social Research Council, writes Anna Fazackerley. Most of the ESRC's awards for a...
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Disabled learners lack widespread support, study finds
Disabled students still face significant barriers in higher education, with gaps between institutions' policy and practice, an Economic and Social Research Council report has found. The study, by...
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Visa fee hike plan sparks outrage
Vice-chancellors and international student representatives are alarmed over legislation that would give the Home Office the power to introduce visa application charges of up to £500. The proposals,...
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Russell engineers a win
An engineer who cut his student failure rate by 30 per cent in one year is the winner of the third e-tutor of the year award sponsored by The THES and the Learning and Teaching Support Network. Mark...
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Scots to lure foreign talent
Scottish universities hope to boost overseas student recruitment under plans being discussed by the Scottish Executive and Home Office, writes Olga Wojtas. There is growing speculation that the...
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Whistleblowers: Review finds Oxford Brookes 'deficient'
A group of students seeking tens of thousands of pounds in compensation after Oxford Brookes University failed to gain professional accreditation for their vocational degree have had their case...
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'High-fliers are more fun'
High-flying students who gain first-class degrees enjoy their courses more than their lower-achieving classmates and do much less paid work, according to a survey of more than 4,000 undergraduates....
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Address student stress, NHS told
The National Health Service must do more to help students with mental health problems, a leading psychiatrist said this week. Mike Hobbs, chair of the Student Mental Health Working Group at the Royal...