Turning four words into deeds
‘Something must be done’: deep dismay at the human toll of the ongoing Syrian refugee crisis is spurring the academy to act
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Cambridge to launch £2 billion fundraising campaign
Philanthropy allows innovation ‘free from constraints of political and economic change’, says v-c
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World University Rankings 2015-2016 by subject: clinical, pre-clinical and health results
Standout institutions for clinical, pre-clinical and health subjects cite collaboration with industry and other universities as reason for success
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Subject Ranking 2015-2016: Clinical, pre-clinical and health methodology
The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2015-2016 clinical, pre-clinical and health subject ranking includes a wide range of narrower subject areas. The full list of clinical, pre-...
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The top 20 academic books that changed the world
List voted for by leading academic booksellers, librarians and publishers revealed ahead of Academic Book Week
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‘Reach for the Sky’ explores pressure to get into South Korean universities
Film shows students studying until 11pm in an effort to win entrance to the country’s three most prestigious institutions
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Sajid Javid: priority for TEF is to ‘get it right’
Business secretary responds to fears that 2017 is too soon to bring in new teaching excellence framework
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Billionaires, altruism and the rise of the ‘philanthrocapitalists’
Matthew Reisz reflects on the issues raised by Linsey McGoey’s new book on ‘philanthrocapitalism’
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New studies cast further doubt on scientific standards
Reports question whether scientists are removing sources of bias in experiments involving animals
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Academic failure: four more ways to deal with it
In his second blog, John Tregoning offers some more advice on coping with scholarly stress
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Suffragette: Royal Holloway launches campaign to tie in with film
Women Inspire aims to show how the fight for the vote still has much to teach us today
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Jacob Zuma condemns ‘violence and destruction’ at South African universities
President responds to wave of violence at campuses across country
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Lecture theatres should be ditched for ‘21st-century teaching spaces’
Education and design consultant says institutions must bring their infrastructure up to date with modern forms of learning