Elite Indian institutes raise bar
The Indian Institutes of Technology, the country's only world-class centres of higher education, are to become more elitist under plans to raise the admissions threshold. From next year, only...
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Time to share the fruits of our world-class labour
The benefits of arts and humanities research must flow freely into the wider community, says Philip Esler Arts and humanities research-ers in the UK are among the best in the world. Thousands of men...
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Not in a party mood
The mood among higher education types at the Conservative Party conference this week was gloomy, to say the least. They were surveying booked rooms and pre-ordered jugs of coffee and sandwiches with...
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Eyes on the bigger prize
And anyone finding some consolation in the fact that David Cameron - the most youthful wannabe Tory leader - is Shadow Secretary of State for Education and Skills was likely to be disappointed. His...
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Talent contest
Inspiring loyalty among the troops is a key attribute of any leader. So Mr Cameron may be somewhat perturbed that he doesn't have the backing of Stephen O'Brien, his higher education spokesman. Mr O'...
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The end of the affair
Meanwhile the Tories' love affair with science, made public last year with the appointment of Robert Key as Shadow Science Minister, has turned out to be the briefest of flings. Mr Key has gone off...
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Interesting table talk
Stem-cell researchers may have felt a little anxious last week when the news broke that Merlin Biosciences, the biotech venture capital firm founded by Sir Chris Evans, was being investigated by the...
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Inexact science with an irresistible pull
Supernova: the Black Hole BBC Two, 10pm Tuesdays from October 11 Despite my 35 years' experience of astronomy and professional observers, it had never occurred to me that an observatory could provide...
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Why I...
...think introducing SATs for university applicants in Britain is a waste of time Nearly four decades ago as a sixthformer, I sat for three hours at an exam desk, ticking the answer boxes of a new...
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We're not elephants
Mark Israel wonders why ethics committees treat researchers like dangerous, clumsy beasts In 2001, an Australian social scientist was awarded a national competitive grant to study sexual assault in a...
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Creative solutions for survival
Vulnerable fields can be saved by sharing expertise nationally, says David Vincent The law of unintended consequences was promulgated by Robert Merton in 1936. He identified the first three causes of...
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Fear not little fish in big ponds
Susan Bassnett has a word of advice for all those at the bottom of the research food chain Recently, two encounters have made me reflect on the vast difference in attitudes to research between...
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Feeling 3ft high all of a sudden?
Starting a new job can feel like your first day at school. If bewilderment and anxiety overwhelm you, don't despair, get to know colleagues and ask all the questions you like (even the stupid ones),...
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The tipple and the Thais that bind
Name: Andrew Atherton Age: 39 Job: Professor of enterprise and entrepreneurship and director of the Enterprise Research and Development Unit, Lincoln Business School, Lincoln University. Background:...
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