All the talents: policy needs social science and humanities鈥 input
From the battle against Ebola to climate change strategy, research insights from a wide range of disciplines are proving invaluable, says Mark Walport
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Speaking up for the public PhD viva
Initially sceptical about the continental practice of examining a doctoral thesis before an audience, David Bogle has found much to commend it
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Laurie Taylor 鈥 22 October 2015
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A lesson in teaching across time
As academics age, they need wisdom and maturity to bridge cultural gaps and reach their students, says Felipe Fern谩ndez-Armesto
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Let鈥檚 not go to extremes
The irony of Rupert Sutton鈥檚 letter is that his organisation鈥檚 lack of credibility is the very reason why we raised concerns about Downing Street鈥檚 apparent plagiarism of its output (鈥淐redibility of...
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End audit culture
I welcome the chance to be assessed on my teaching through the teaching excellence framework: the quality of my teaching and my ability to engage and inspire students is something that I am very...
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Transparent aims
I鈥檓 afraid that James Naismith has it seriously wrong when he suggests that the higher education governance bill in front of Scotland鈥檚 Parliament is based on 鈥渟olutions without problems, conclusions...
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Crass words
Whether research councils should spend money on art works to promote science is a fair question for discussion (鈥淪imon Singh criticises wasteful spending in science outreach鈥, News, 13 October)....
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Exaggerated reports
When I started university teaching in 1971, experts both recommended and predicted the demise of the lecture. Your report shows that these experts are still around, and still without impact (鈥淟ecture...
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Africa needs education, not exploitation
For-profit operators are needed to help feed the continent鈥檚 hunger for degrees but regulation is key
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Enter the Dark Would and let your imagination run free
New learning space at University of Warwick aims to let students and academics explore issues in a more creative and curiosity-driven fashion
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Papers retracted after authors used unauthorised data from junior researchers
Cases underscore concerns about use of younger researchers鈥 work by senior colleagues without permission