Jo Johnson: UK aims to grow international education
Jo Johnson has pledged that the UK has 鈥渁n ambition to grow鈥 its international education activity and has committed to addressing the fall in the number of students coming from India
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Author Azar Nafisi tells students to toughen up
A well-known author and academic has suggested her students should 鈥済o back to the womb鈥 if they can鈥檛 cope with the kind of disturbing material literature has always dealt with
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Academics get pen pals to spread word on research
Academics at Newcastle University have been matched with members of the public as pen pals.
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Social sciences most common degree for global leaders
Study reveals 'international experience' also popular among 聽leaders around the world.
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Fund helps protect persecuted artists
The Institute of International Education has called on universities to host vulnerable artists.聽
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European Union research cuts scaled back
Planned cuts to the European Union's research budget have been reduced by 鈧500 million (拢357 million) following pressure from scientists, university leaders and MEPs.
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Strikes loom as UCU urges rebuff
Union advocates rejection of pay offer and Prevent strategy implementation
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No skim-reading
I聽am surprised to hear the view that examiners do not read all of a PhD (鈥淟ast era鈥檚 model鈥, Features, 21 May). In my experience of about 35 PhD examinations, I聽have read the whole thesis and marked...
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A kick from the Left
In the opinion piece 鈥淎ttitude is everything鈥 (21聽May), Diana Beech explains why she voted Conservative in the general election, citing the belligerence of the Left鈥檚 intelligentsia鈥. She obviously...
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Mirror image
You report that vice-chancellors are likely to welcome the appointment of Jo Johnson as the new universities minister (鈥淢inisters enjoy network effect鈥, News, 14 May). Quite so. As a middle-aged,...
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Carry on Doctor
Your article about the German fondness for academic titles reminded me of a German businessman announced to the company I used to work for as 鈥淒r Dr Schulz鈥 (鈥淭he no-holds barred title race鈥, From...
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Advancement rests on research record
You report that a black philosopher claims that he was rejected for a full-time job because his proposed black studies course was too challenging to white-dominated academia (鈥淣ew MA 鈥榯oo critical of...
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Libraries in fine fettle
G.鈥塕. Evans argues for more funding for Oxford library staff. As a former Oxford librarian, I can only applaud her sentiments (鈥淥xford libraries in disrepair鈥, Letters, 21 May). Sadly, she follows...
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OU face time
The anonymous letter writer who draws attention to the potential closure of many of the Open University鈥檚 regional centres regrets the loss of local presence (鈥淭he OU is closing doors鈥, Letters, 21...
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Scandi drama
Will Podmore, in arguing that European research funding is not dependent on a country鈥檚 membership of the European Union, cites Norway as an example as if this were one of numerous examples to choose...