How to loosen the grip of independent schools on Oxbridge?
The odds on acceptance for pupils from comprehensives should force us to tackle interview bias and adopt quotas, says Anthony Costello
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Let鈥檚 talk about wider cultural dialogue
Modern languages needs to become a broader interdisciplinary field unbound by national limits, argues Charles Burdett
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More hard work than magic
As one of the administrators mired in the greyness of bean-counting and space usage targets, I was entertained and inspired by Andrew W. Robinson鈥檚 suggestion to improve university timetabling (and...
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What鈥檚 changed?
Your article 鈥淯nlimited student recruitment 鈥榯ransforms鈥 English universities鈥 (News, 17 February) presents some dramatic examples from Ucas data on acceptances to make the case that the government鈥檚...
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Refugees left out
The University of Bath鈥檚 letter about helping Syrian refugees requires some clarification (鈥淗ow to help Jordan鈥, Letters, 18 February). The letter lists five commitments to 鈥渂uild resilience in...
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Partners in discovery: international scientific collaboration
Scientists are increasingly working in collaboration with overseas academics, according to OECD figures
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Don鈥檛 be afraid to get vocal
With PowerPoint presentations and group work dominating, we would do well to remember the pedagogic power of a voice
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Academia鈥檚 core values 鈥榰nder threat from Brexit鈥
Free movement of students and scholars would be hindered by UK leaving EU, says University of Glasgow principal