Letter: Stop stress and disadvantage 3
Helen Hague's article assumes that all ethnic minority staff are black and everyone else is white. Such polarisation is at the heart of racism. How disappointing that a report on initiatives to...
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Leader: Free researchers from hand that feeds them
The Economic and Social Research Council held its annual meeting last week under the title Mind the Gap: The Role of Social-Science Research in Policy-making. The meeting, while stuffed with...
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Leader: Creating a new elite will damage whole sector
It is (at last) universally acknowledged that higher education needs more money - for research, pay, students and infrastructure. If extra cash is not forthcoming, disappointment will compound the...
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A past laid out upon a table
Neurologist and author Oliver Sacks tells his great-niece Eugenie Samuels why in his latest book he felt compelled to revisit his childhood. Eugenie Samuels : Uncle Tungsten is the first one of your...
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Academic freedom versus the last taboo
After claims that a sociologist abused research into paedophilia, Olga Wojtas looks at the case for a code of conduct. Next month, Glasgow University's senate is expected to discuss an investigation...
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They are not dumb - which is why they're quitting academe
Lack of stimulation at undergraduate level discourages intellectuals from a scholarly life, argues Frank Furedi. A couple of years ago, when I complained about the diminishing intellectual content of...
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If no rules have been broken, perhaps the rulebook requires some attention?
After claims that a sociologist abused research into paedophilia, Marcello Mega argues that topics such as 'intergenerational sex' are open to misuse. An academic in Europe had infiltrated Ipce, an...
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Strategic players in tactical retreats
Scholars usually play an expert if discreet role in Britain's councils of war. But, argues Brendan Simms, while their advice can be valuable, their reluctance to contradict the official line can be...
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From today's UK papers
Pressure mounts on schools Seventy six schools in England and Wales failed to reach the government target of 15 per cent of pupils attaining five GCSE C-grades or higher, according to official league...
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From today's UK papers
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Morris to cut bureaucracy Education secretary Estelle Morris is to cut red tape and improve professional development for college staff. Speaking at the Association of Colleges annual conference in...
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Canada opens up academic jobs market The Canadian federal government has announced that universities will now be allowed to advertise all vacancies simultaneously in Canada and abroad. Qualified...
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From today's UK papers
Ministers accused of grants u-turn The government was accused of presiding over a "mess" last night after it dropped plans to reintroduce maintenance grants of £3,800 a year for all students, weeks...