Lord Patten speaks out in Rhodes debate
Oxford chancellor says those unable to deal with history should think about being educated ‘elsewhere’
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Reviewers to demand authors share their data
Peer Reviewers’ Openness Initiative billed as a ‘grassroots’ response to concerns over reproducibility
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State of the Union Address: Obama will ‘keep fighting’ for free community college
But higher education was mentioned only briefly in the US president’s speech, finds Ellie Bothwell
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World insight: developing an internationally relevant curriculum
Heated debate and hours of staff time are worth it if students get the courses they need, says Charles Bailyn
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Russian maths stars are excelling abroad
Hundreds of mathematicians who moved to the West are enjoying success in the US and Europe, new study suggests
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Journals give more publicity to ‘weak science’
Analysis of seven prominent medical journals finds randomised controlled trials are far less likely to receive a press release than weaker observational studies
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Are good-looking men predestined to do well in academic careers?
Physical attractiveness could be an indicator of success, finds Sun Young Lee
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Clegg attacks Tory policy on living cost grants
Former Lib Dem leader says maintenance grants were 'hidden reason' why disadvantaged students not put off by higher fees
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Louise Richardson: educate students to ‘prevent next financial crisis’
Oxford's first female v-c also criticises bureaucracy in higher education and censorious students
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Is this the best book acknowledgement ever?
Scholar's anti-thank you has got the HE world talking, says Scott Jaschik
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Academics shun engagement with business
Despite mission statements proclaiming importance of ‘third stream’ activity, scholars do not see it as a priority
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Graduate careers advisers see jobs increase
Labour market survey takes vacancies at small and medium-sized companies into account
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How David Bowie opened my eyes to academia
Martin James owes his love of writing, and his university career, to the late music legend
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University estates income becoming ‘harder and harder’ to maintain
But in an increasingly competitive market, new AUDE executive officer praises ‘entrepreneurial’ estates departments
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Higher education access inequality ‘wider than previously thought’
Ucas analysis suggests progress in reducing gap between most and least disadvantaged students has ground to a halt