Report attacks US standards
Universities fight charges that the learning they provide is poor and too costly, says Jon Marcus US universities and colleges expect that a government report this month will criticise the price and...
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Decline in population hits quality of Russian undergraduates
The Times Higher looks at how demographic change could affect universities Stiff competition for university places in Russia has lessened as the number of school-leavers has declined over the past...
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Numbers fall but Italy just shrugs
The nation with Europe's lowest birth rate is relaxed about the possibility of a dwindling student population. The total number of students in Italy grew steadily in the 1980s and 1990s. It crept up...
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EU fears over class of 2050
A projected fall in population for a number of European Union countries by 2050 has given rise to widespread concern across the EU about the consequences for higher education. According to Eurostat,...
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Spain finally acts as demand slips
Spanish universities are likely to experience falling student demand over the next ten years, but most are only now beginning to react despite evidence dating back at least six years. Demand for...
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When pay drops, ethical standards may follow
Corruption in academe becomes commonplace when staff are not paid a living wage, argues Philip Altbach The Egyptian Gazette was stark in its condemnation. "University professors in Egypt have been...
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Ruth Scurr
Too often in bookshops and literary review pages, historical fiction is cordoned off from history, like a shabby room in an otherwise grand house. The underlying assumption - or prejudice - is that...
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Lauren McLaren: mad dogs and Englishmen
Fearing the immigrant Three weeks ago, the British National Party held its annual two-day Red White & Blue Festival in Sawley, Lancashire. This may sound frightening to most people, who...
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Creative stars and eclipses
Peep was tickled by the University of the Arts's new logo, sorry "visual identity". The title of the university has been designed in the shape of a rocket. Shooting out of it are six stars...
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Cheeky wizard from Oz
Dons at Oxford University were raising their eyebrows this week after hearing that an Australian vice-chancellor was supposedly coming to the university's "rescue". Academics learnt from a report in...
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Is Bush gibe too rash for Ivy?
A Canadian university has launched a controversial student recruitment drive with posters and a website mocking US President George W. Bush. Lakehead University in northern Ontario has produced...
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Full proof? Let's trust it to the black box
Mathematicians must accept that computers, not humans, will be the only ones able to check ever more proofs, says Brian Davies Two years ago, the editors of the world's most prestigious pure...
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Keep the compact that binds us to each other
The academic citizen puts people and communities ahead of demands for measured outputs, says Bruce Macfarlane As academics, we disparage meetings and paperwork as the bane of our lives. Everything...
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Dog eat dog
The Darwinian nature of visit days can be disappointing, embarrassing and, occasionally, life-affirming, finds Tim Birkhead Of all the varied aspects of my job, one of the more demanding is dealing...
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Refine the words to spell success
The end of your PhD may be in sight but, warns Harriet Swain, the first draft is only the start of the writing-up process. Editing, revision and a careful look at presentation are key to producing a...