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Higher education news for libraries and librarians
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Times Higher Education World University Rankings released look by country and topic 
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special open acess articles all covering moocs from MERLOT Journal of Online Learning and Teaching Vol. 9, No. 2, March 2013
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Launch of Uk MOOC involving British library and other paterners. see first list of open courses available.
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Released by the Higher Education Academy covers course content, assessment and access to resources. Includes scores by discipline
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Nielsen Global Survey of Education Aspirations request free download. poll of over 59,000 internet users 58 nations. what do they think of the education possibilities available, levels of study and resulting job opportunities.do they agree that education improves job opportunities and pay?
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Business, Innovation and Skills Committee calls Gold route mistaken
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Universities and colleges are twice as likely to use zero-hour contracts than other workplaces, according to new findings released today by UCU. data from the University and College Union
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three new studies from EU shows major shift towards open access publishing in scientific research. Proportion of Open Access Peer-Reviewed Papers at the European and World Levels—2004-2011 Open Access Strategies in the European Research Area Open Data Access Policies and Strategies in the European Research Area and Beyond
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HEFCE data find out where people complete Phds!
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Analyses how the proportion of the workforce with a university degree affects productivity and growth. BIS research paper number 110.
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Compiled by Times Higher Education, the World Academic Summit Innovation Index http://www.theworldacademicsummit.com/
ranks the world's top 30 countries in terms of their academic researchers' value to the commercial world.it found countries in East Asia headed the list http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/news/east-asia-leads-the-world-in-business-funding/2006387.article the straits times also reproduces the rankings. http://www.straitstimes.com/sites/straitstimes.com/files/20130812/ST_20130812_DTKOREA12_3787665.pdf
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New Prince's Trust research shows that poor exam results cause thousands of young people to give up on their ambitions. Struggling school leavers need more vocational support.
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Sutton Trust report on the positive legacy of assisted places at independent schools.
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New paper from Higher Education Policy Institute shows evidence of declining part time student numbers
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USA perspective on changing librarian roles in academic liaison feastures examples of emerging trends from about 6 major usa libraries. report is 18 pages long. Published by ARL full text at http://www.arl.org/storage/documents/publications/NRNT-Liaison-Roles-final.pdf
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The Higher education academy is working on a pilot of a new degree classification scheme called Grade Point average see the information
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Slides from a University of Sussex event for bibliometricians and librarians. great coverage for those seeking to understand and compare citation counts.
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Universities UK report. publishes a report on the use of student fees by universities
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Times Higher education release Alma mater Index : Global executives which ranks where top CEOs studied. The full text on the thes site requires registration.This site lists the top rankings
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Latest statistics from Higher Education Statistics agency. destination of leavers from higher education institutions longitudinal survey data for 2008/09
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Article on open access Gargouri, Yassine, Hajjem, Chawki, Lariviere, Vincent, Gingras, Yves, Brody, Tim, Carr, Les and Harnad, Stevan (2010) Self-selected or mandated, open access increases citation impact for higher quality research. PLoS ONE, 5, (10), e13636-[5pp]. (doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0013636).
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Useful preprint from USA. uses case study of 86 business studies students shows library instruction increases awareness of ethics issues relating to plagiarism. Due to be published in College and Research libraries. Appendix has examples.
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Explores the earnings benefits from getting a degree. BIS research paper number 112.
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Data from HEFCE question 16 relates to library provision.
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