Arizona State’s Mooc to offer enough credit to complete first year
University is pairing with edX in a move that has been described as ‘good for nobody’
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Inexcusable sexism calls for action
The sexist nature of the peer review comments (suggesting that a paper written by two female researchers ought to include at least one male author to make sure that the data are interpreted correctly...
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Universities are mismanaging performance
The misapplication of private sector HR techniques harms individuals without raising performance, says Rob Briner
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Political parties think universities are too toxic to touch, says provost
UCL’s Michael Arthur discusses fears for lack of long-term financial support and of a British exit from the EU
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The Wandering Mind: What the Brain Does When You’re Not Looking, by Michael C. Corballis
Daydreaming relies on memory and our past helps us imagine future possibilities, finds Luna Centifanti
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Campus close-up: Queen Mary University of London
A scholar’s project on Lewis Carroll’s heroine helps an institution boost its links with the capital’s museums
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OECD’s Ahelo project could transform university hierarchy
The UK must decide by 31 May whether to take the next step in a project aiming to measure learning outcomes at a global level
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State-backed master’s loans: is an ‘own goal’ looming?
Sector figures say postgraduate funding plan for England could fuel inflation in tuition fees as well as credentials
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Why maintenance matters more than tuition fees
Support for living costs is vital to participation, but grants that help to provide it are under threat, say Nick Hillman and Nicholas Robinson
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REF tactics: can you win by fielding the whole team?
Universities, and especially the research elite, faced a choice between aiming for highest quality scores and the greatest number of staff submitted
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How to improve British politics
Academics discuss what might be done to improve trust, reduce cynicism and get young people to vote
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7 May 2015
Political jump-starts – Scholars discuss what can be done to improve the state of British politics
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Robert Pritchard, 1930-2015
An eminent geneticist who ran the department where DNA fingerprinting was discovered has died
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Q&A with Noel Fitzpatrick
We speak to the star of Channel 4’s The Supervet and clinical chair and chief surgeon at Fitzpatrick Referrals
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World in brief – 7 May 2015
Source: AlamyUnited StatesNo funding, no findingsA report by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has highlighted some of the opportunities for scientific research missed by US organisations,...