Tweet nothings
Re 鈥淟egal scholar鈥檚 鈥榩olitical鈥 tweets ruffle a聽few feathers鈥 (News, 21聽August), I look forward to the University of Leeds appearing in Laurie Taylor鈥檚 column, The聽Poppletonian.I鈥檓 happy to say that...
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Gringo challenge
The article on 鈥済ringos鈥 (鈥済raduates in non-graduate occupations鈥) lingering in underemployment for too long highlights an important issue (鈥淗ey gringo, are you still there?鈥, News, 14 August).It...
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Geeks will inherit the earth
The assertion in the Week in Higher Education (News, 14 August) that computer science graduates are the least employable is incorrect.Figures released by the Higher Education Statistics Agency show...
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Unconscious bias
It is a delight to hear about University of Oxford vice-chancellor Andrew Hamilton鈥檚 recognition of the phenomenon of unconscious gender bias in academia (鈥淪exism in sector is unwitting but real,...
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Academia and beyond: life after a doctorate
Highlighting the challenges of doing a PhD in order to manage the expectations of prospective doctoral candidates, both during and post-PhD, is of course extremely valuable (鈥淭his far, and no聽further...
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News in brief - 28 August 2014
Degree verificationThird of firms fail to run checksMore than a third of employers fail to check that job applicants are not lying about their degree, according to research by the Higher Education...
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The week in higher education - 28 August 2014
Undergraduates heading abroad to study are more worried about how they will watch The Great British Bake Off than any academic concerns, the Evening Standard reported on 19 August. Experts from the...
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QAA has 鈥榥o confidence鈥 in private college
London Oriental Academy banned from accessing SLC funds
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Stamp out Qatar 鈥榝orced labour鈥, Labour MP tells alma mater
Shadow minister and UCL alumna calls on university to do 鈥榓ll it can鈥 to stop practice on overseas site
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Charities more generous than MRC in funding studentships
拢100,000 PhD funding from the Macular Society and Fight for Sight outstrip offers via MRC doctoral training partnerships
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Alliances overseas can 鈥榮ecure future鈥 for languages
Lack of succession planning is eroding research base, says head of Institute of Modern Languages Research
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Campus close-up: University of Warwick
As the Coventry campus with global reach turns 50, it looks to alliances without forgetting its roots
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Southeast Asia 鈥榥eeds a strong sector identity鈥
British Council report recommends that the region develop an identity revolving around a student experience based on links with employers
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Institute a 鈥榲eneer for the state鈥檚 projects鈥, claims professor
US scholar says he was sacked after speaking out at National University of Singapore institute
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Dame Ann Dowling makes a case for 鈥榰se-inspired鈥 research
First female president of the Royal Academy of Engineers hopes to change UK鈥檚 鈥榮niffiness鈥 about applied research