OU goes for global presence
The Open University is seeking to become a global online university by building new partnerships at home and abroad. In a major document called OU Futures , the university, which already has 40,000...
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Sainsbury: no right to stay axe
Lord Sainsbury outraged MPs this week by declaring that there should be no government or funding council intervention to prevent vice-chancellors from axeing science departments. Two years ago,...
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NIALL FERGUSON War of the World : not so much a right-wing rant as postmodern history in the mainstream liberal tradition? Rana Mitter reviews the TV series Alex Danchev reviews the book
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MPs to hold RAE inquiry
The Commons Education Select Committee is to hold an inquiry on the research assessment exercise. Barry Sheerman, committee chairman, said MPs would question Education Secretary Alan Johnson on July...
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Book some expert help
Academics should capitalise on librarians' expertise to help foster a research culture among students, says Martin Wolf. Mr Wolf, social sciences librarian at Warwick University, told this week's...
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Open access online
The Royal Society this week launched a trial open-access journal service that will let people read new scientific papers free of charge on the web. The service, EXiS Open Choice, will charge authors...
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Part-timers' fees plan
Welsh universities should be allowed to charge variable fees for part-time courses, a review of part-time study concluded. But Welsh institutions should receive extra public funding to help them keep...
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'Scrap classifications'
Ian Gibson, former chairman of the Commons Science and Technology Committee, this week called for the abolition of degree classifications. In a lecture at Anglia Ruskin University, the Labour MP said...
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More women scientists
Science academies across the globe have called for action to redress the "persistent underrepresentation" of women in science. A report by the InterAcademy council, which represents 90 science...
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Correction
In the feature "When the enemy is at the gate" (June 9), Shirin Sadeghi's name was misspelt as Shirin Sedagh.
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Staff ignore cheating
Phil Baty reports from the international plagiarism conference Many tutors are simply unwilling to tackle plagiarism, a study finds A substantial number of lecturers cannot be bothered to report...
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Inconsistent penalties raise risk of legal action, Deech says
Phil Baty reports from the international plagiarism conference The student complaints ombudsman has attacked the "indefensible inconsistency" of punishments meted out to cheating students by...
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Students still hazy on correct procedure
Phil Baty reports from the international plagiarism conference Nearly one in five students admits to being unclear on how to correctly reference material taken from websites and other sources, a...
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Poll finds campus swing to Tories
An exclusive survey reveals that Conservative popularity is rising, reports Claire Sanders The Conservative Party could be about to enjoy a small campus revival, according to an exclusive poll for...
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Campus believers preach Genesis
As creationists make inroads in the UK, Steve Farrar and Jessica Shepherd find they have advocates in academe who want a biblical approach to science For the fourth time and with even greater...