We must get back to basics
In the quest for quality assurance we've lost sight of the fundamentals, argues Roger Brown. George Santayana famously wrote that a nation ignorant of its own history was condemned to relive it. This...
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Readers' reactions
Last month in The THES ... Brian Groombridge argued for more effort to be made to promote lifelong learning. I agree with Brian Groombridge ( THES , March 16) that higher education needs to take on...
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A state where thinking big was illegal
So you think it's hard turning your big ideas into big bucks? Then spare a thought for universities in Oklahoma, where until just three years ago it was unconstitutional. Robert Ebisch reports. In...
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Jaw-inspiring resistance
Could our highly developed immune system be the result of an ancient infection? Alka Agrawal reports. What do we have in common with sharks? At first glance, not much. But we both have jaws - and it...
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Two traits link to success
An orderly, methodical mind or one that cannot leave a question unanswered are not necessarily academic assets. According to a study, academic achievement can be predicted solely by a desire to...
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Cuckolded bird takes no risks
They may have a reputation for stupidity, but that does not make them gullible. Scientists have found evidence that the blue-footed booby ( Sula nebouxi ) possesses one of the most suspicious minds...
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Instil a little curiosity
University museums are a treasure trove of learning and it is time to unlock their potential. Caroline Davis reports. The main thing I remember from my undergraduate maths lectures is a 16ft...
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Museums and galleries take the initiative
The Petrie Museum of Egyptology at the Institute of Archaeology, University College London, is creating an online database of its 80,000-object collection for use in higher education. The collection...
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Student links in advice chain
Management students at Birmingham Institute of Art and Design have picked up an industrial habit and organised a mentoring and cascade briefing system for their degree course. Every first-year on the...
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Star Turn: John MacInnes
Why do men run the world while women run the baby's bath? Olga Wojtas is made to think critically about gender identities. "Is sex work?" asks John MacInnes. The 90 students shift uneasily in their...
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Germans unite to scupper reforms
Thousands of German university professors have protested against government plans to reform salary structures and conditions of service. In a four-page advert in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung ,...
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Grants lobby finds fresh ammunition
Student maintenance grants increase access to university and cut dropout rates, research from Harvard University has shown. Harvard economist Susan Dynarski found that in the United States the chance...
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Ulster boosts local regeneration with arts-driven campus
Ulster University has unveiled plans for a £40 million campus in central Belfast. The university has not yet secured the funding, but has won support from the city council's planning committee for...
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Class act
Stacey O'Neil and Peter Rhys Duggan star in Neverland , by Phyllis Nagy, as part of Salford Univeristy's development project in theatre. The project gives graduates the chance to develop and showcase...
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Stalled growth thwarts Labour
Student demand for university places is almost static, jeopardising government expansion plans. Figures released this week by the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service show a 0.8 per cent rise...