Way to win more than just readers
Academics dreaming of that bestseller can now shoot for the British Academy Book Prize. Harriet Swain reports. There was a time when an academic's idea of communicating with the general public was...
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Beer, bad jokes and Brigitte Bardot's bikini
There is no single theme running through this year's Modern Language Association conference but ethnic identity and disability feature strongly, as do the practicalities of modern academic life....
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Gravity is one more way to keep women in their place
To challenge traditional interpretations of gender, we need to follow women into outer space, argues Marie Lathers. At the close of the 1979 Ridley Scott film Alien , Ripley dons an astronaut's suit...
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Read between the lines for a lesson in consumer coercion
Harry Potter may be one step ahead of the evil Voldemort, but the marketeers had his number long ago, warns June Cummins. "How do you achieve global commercial domination and not lose your soul?" -...
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Pledges of pure simplicity
China's sex-education policy has focused on teaching young people self-restraint rather than instructing them about safe sex and contraception. Joanna McMillan reports. Earlier this month, World Aids...
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A high-risk gamble on highbrow consumers
Even though the market for e-learning is flagging, Columbia University and its partners believe that their Fathom online courses will pull in paying individuals. Stephen Phillips reports. While many...
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Eyewitness: higher education in Eastern Europe
Country Tuition fees for degree programmes Population & student numbers Universities Change in enrolment in tertiary education 1995*-99 Czech Republic No fees courses at state and public...
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From today's UK papers
Six universities more elitist than Oxbridge Six universities were rebuked yesterday after official statistics revealed they were more socially exclusive than Oxford and Cambridge. Bristol, Exeter,...
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New universities top the drop-out league New universities dominate the top ten institutions with the highest student drop-out rates, according to the latest performance indicators released by the...
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Environment link to cancer increase Certain childhood cancers such as brain tumours and leukaemia are on the increase, prompting concerns that an environmental factor could be pushing rates up....
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From today's UK papers
Higher education target 'fiddled' Liberal Democrats have accused the government of planning to inflate higher education figures as part of an attempt to meet its target of...
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Six-term plan for schools unveiled Proposals to radically alter the school year, including shorter summer holidays and scrapping the traditional Easter break, were unveiled today. Supporters of the...
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From today's UK papers
Oxbridge tested by increase in applicants A record increase in applications to Oxbridge colleges could herald the end of interviews. Dons report that they are finding it increasingly hard to...
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A high five for British research
British university research is the best since records began, according to the outcome of this year's research assessment exercise. More than 25,000 staff are celebrating the news that they are based...
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Trainers may sue government over ILA axe
Dozens of training providers may sue the government for breach of contract over its decision to axe the individual learning account scheme, writes Tony Tysome. Heads of ILA-registered training...