Academics ‘the rudest people on earth’? Hardly
The idea that universities are hotbeds of incivility is implausible, says Emrys Westacott
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PR staff strive for Wikipedia whitewashes
Press offices attempt news management via popular data source
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Brand advice to rankings also-rans: find your own line of beauty
Universities told not to mope like teenage brunettes with blonde ambitions
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Out of Time: The Pleasures and the Perils of Ageing, by Lynne Segal
Stina Lyon ponders life’s many shades of grey
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THE podcast: England's first Coursera Moocs
Download the podcastHow much does it cost to develop a Mooc? How many staff hours does it take to deliver it? The University of London International Programmes was the first English institution to...
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Liam Byrne to look at bringing FE and HE ‘closer together’
New shadow wants ‘much stronger paths’ between sectors, conference hears
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Private provider student spending trebles, says BIS
David Willetts has confirmed that public spending on students at private providers trebled this year.
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Russell Group graduate employment data released
For the first time the Office for National Statistics has broken down its data on graduates by whether or not they went to a Russell Group university.
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World University Rankings video contest winner announced
A clear winner emerges following a vote by the Times Higher Education editorial team
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University funding review announced in Wales
Welsh education minister says time to ‘take stock’ of Cardiff policy
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Students bare their teeth over contact time
Students’ unhappiness with the number of contact hours they get at university has been detailed in a new report
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Academics challenge ‘apocalyptic’ predictions for future of libraries
‘Resurrecting the Book’ conference hears support for printed word
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Open access body needed ‘to coordinate implementation’
A formal body should be set up to coordinate efforts to implement open access, the Finch Group has recommended.
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New video aims to dispel ‘myths’ on visas
Film shows how Indian students successfully navigated the process
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University museums' ‘important role’ highlighted
Report pays tribute to museums big and small