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The week in higher education - 25 June 2015
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the national press
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Polytechnic-type proposals alarm post-92 group
Possibility of body to grant higher vocational awarding power suggested in BIS consultation paper
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Queen Mary University of London considers making PhD students employees
Importance of doctoral candidates in research makes it likely that many institutions will make the change, says principal
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More than half of academics count students as ‘friends’ on Facebook
Survey finds that 46.6 per cent of academics shared family photos and information such as their favourite films or books
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A dead cat bounces once only
A myth is still a myth no matter how often politicians repeat it. Despite David Willetts’ version of history as told to John Gill, the truth about applications to university from students domiciled...
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The trouble with the HEA
If a Nobel prizewinning scientist can be brought down by his poorly judged remarks about women working in the laboratory (“The week in higher education”, News, 18 June), then why does the Higher...
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Knowing what to expect
The article about how little help is on offer for those making their first formal review of a PhD candidate certainly struck a chord with me about the need for appropriate training before becoming an...
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Stifling innovation
Any perceived lack of innovation in British universities is not a result of “conservatism” but of the one surefire thing designed to stifle new ideas (“V-cs wanting to lead from the front are...
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Inheritance and inequality
In his analysis of the attainment gap in higher education, Dave Thomas rightly argues that the precursors of inequality such as “poor housing, job insecurity and social exclusion” must be mollified...
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The choice is yours
Times Higher Education reports that there have been calls to give greater prominence to faith-related matters (“Campuses urged to regard religion as a diversity issue”, News, 18 June). In my view, a...
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Citation not needed
The research excellence framework physics subpanel “used” citations only as a secondary source of information and as a sanity check to “inform” the peer review assessment (“Can metrics really replace...
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Teaching REF is a bad joke
The idea of a teaching equivalent of the research excellence framework is another fine product from the nonsense factory that is higher education policy in the UK (“Teaching REF would lead to time...
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‘Customer’ isn’t right
Michael Bulman, founder of Rate Your Lecturer, has defended the site against criticisms, saying that too many institutions hold research in higher regard than teaching – to the detriment of student...