Female scientists take place in online pantheon
Wikipedia 鈥榚dit-a-thon鈥 bolsters profile of women who changed science. Elizabeth聽Gibney writes
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鈥楾wo cultures鈥 united in charter to end gender bias
Equality mark will go to departments that hire and support women. Elizabeth Gibney reports
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Historian gets the hump over Richard III remains
John Ashdown-Hill says university failed to acknowledge his crucial contribution to discovery of king鈥檚 remains
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Student loans bill likely to be higher for lowest paid
Research finds woe for 鈥榮queezed middle鈥, windfall for highly paid graduates. Elizabeth Gibney reports
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Poachers seek university gamekeepers
Fear of losing top managers looms large in UK sector鈥檚 world of worries. David Matthews reports
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Campus round-up
Now you see me鈥n experimental sculpture has been unveiled at Bristol Temple Meads railway station. The work, which shows a young girl standing alone and gazing at her mobile phone, is by artist Luke...
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Row over Israeli universities鈥 Haredi links
Links to ultra-Orthodox colleges undermine gender equity, warn scholars. Matthew Reisz reports
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Euromillions loans boost for Poland鈥檚 R&D base
Bank provides 鈧970聽million to develop new Curies
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Swedish examiners know the score
In my department I聽can give one of only three grades to my students: G, VG and U. I聽like to think of them as Good, Very Good and Un-good. But what the initials actually stand for is Godk盲nd, V盲l...
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Interview - Oxford Martin鈥檚 newest recruit prepares to face global challenges head-on
Sir John Beddington relishes new role at a centre tackling global problems, writes Elizabeth Gibney
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Grant winners
National Institute for Health ResearchHealth Services and Delivery Research ProgrammeAward winner: Andrew David JudgeInstitution: University of OxfordValue: 拢532,390Models of care for the delivery of...
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色盒直播 Scholarly Web - Tweet response to Fred alert on branding
Weekly transmissions from the blogosphere
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Obituary - John Wilson
An academic described as 鈥渢he father of rail human factors鈥, who developed tools now widely used by signallers across the world, has died.John Wilson was born in Greater Manchester on 13聽February...
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Leader - Women equal to the task
Undaunted by battles that can be gruelling and disheartening, women are ramping up the fight for equality in the academy
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Overseas students鈥 right to work must be reinstated to level the public-private playing field, argues William Hunt
To level the playing field, the state must reinstate working rights for overseas private students, argues William Hunt