What are you reading? – 5 November 2015
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The Hidden Wealth of Nations: TheÌýScourge of Tax Havens, by Gabriel Zucman
RichardÌýMurphy praises a bold effort to halt tax-dodging by the 1 per cent
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Journal impact factors ‘no longer credible’
The measure of scholarly impact is now being manipulated so much that it has ceased to be meaningful, editorial claims
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‘First large-scale evidence’ that graduates from prestige universities dominate elite
Data from 80,000 graduates in Great British Class Survey show social hierarchy of UK higher education
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Life on the body farm
Matthew Reisz on the scientific benefits of leaving corpses out to rot
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Government threatened London Met over visa licence unless governor was removed
UKBA accused of interference in institution’s governance after controversial election of Jawad Botmeh
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Beware self-sabotage effect of TEF, warns Oxford v-c
International competitors will be ‘licking their lips’ if the UK labels some universities as weaker on teaching, says Andrew Hamilton ahead of his departure
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Black and ethnic minorities still have mountains to climb in higher education
More BME staff have been entering the UK academy but they remain under-represented at the top. What is being done about it?
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Student fees and grants protest: Jeremy Corbyn gives support
John Morgan reports from today’s protest in London, which saw a flashpoint between protesters and police at BIS
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World University Rankings 2015-2016 by subject: social sciences results
Policymakers in US and UK told not to jeopardise the nations’ strength in the fields
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How easy should it be to open a university?
Mike Ratcliffe looks at why institutions have traditionally had to serve an ‘apprenticeship’, ahead of Green Paper set to change the rules
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Universities must do more to help refugees, says European University Association
Shorten waiting period for financial assistance with study and create bespoke foundation courses to aid entry into higher education, the EUA recommends
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Academic authors could be entitled to ‘hundreds of pounds’ in uncollected royalties
Authors’ Licensing and Collecting Society urges scholars to claim from pot of almost £5 million in uncollected funds
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Martin Lewis: ‘I will not be government’s mule for mis-selling student loans’
MoneySavingExpert.com founder who chaired student finance task force opposes government plans to freeze repayment threshold