Belgian universities target gap in the market for social sciences
New course is already bringing in a strikingly diverse student cohort
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New website aims to help people think like economists
A network of students and academics aims to promote public economic literacy as well as reform the curriculum
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Welsh HE funding system could be ‘more attractive’ than England’s
Review for Welsh government proposes ‘exceptionally generous’ living cost support
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Open access journal eLife introduces author fee
Publication fee chosen over submission fee to make charges fair
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England’s universities to have medal-style ratings for teaching
New measures to ensure universities are ‘not penalised’ for taking poorer students also outlined for next stage of TEF
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TEF chair: framework is an opportunity to celebrate excellence
As new details about the teaching excellence framework emerge, Chris Husbands explains why it is an opportunity to recognise UK higher education’s qualityÂ
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Nobel laureate says scientific breakthrough ‘would not be possible’ today
Saul Perlmutter tells THE World Academic Summit that there is a ‘fundamental misunderstanding’ of the purpose of research
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Death of the university greatly exaggerated, says Michael Crow
At THE World Academic Summit, academics and entrepreneurs debate impact of technology on teaching
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New guidelines to police ‘Wild West’ of antibody research
Validating antibodies used in experiments could ‘free up billions of research dollars’, head of standards institute says
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Laurie Taylor – 29 September 2016
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Academic double standards: freedom for lecturers, compliance for students
Bruce Macfarlane on the hypocrisy of academics who help to monitor students in ways they themselves never were
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‘Getting things done’: it’s overrated
Scholarship is about valuing things that can’t be counted and shouldn’t be rushed, says Adam Benjamin Smith
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Stuck in clearing limbo
After one exam mark scuppered his daughter’s university plans, Hans van Mourik Broekman joined those calling for admissions reform