I joined the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) a few years ago for two main reasons. It offered academic freedom and the best research opportunities in India. But also, unlike most research institutions, IISc puts more emphasis ...
Social Sciences
Aug 14, 2014
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For decades, higher education has often been cast as the villain in the story of U.S. religious decline. Past research supported these claims.
Social Sciences
Aug 11, 2014
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The war in Syria has had a devastating effect on that country's university students and scholars, creating a lost generation, according to a recent University of California, Davis, report.
Social Sciences
Jul 18, 2014
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Too many sixth form students do not have a realistic understanding of either the relevance of Mathematics and Statistics to their discipline or of the demands that will be put upon them in undergraduate study, according to ...
Social Sciences
Jun 25, 2014
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University freshers struggle to remember basic concepts from their A-level studies according to new research from the University of East Anglia.
Social Sciences
Jun 25, 2014
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The federal government needs to increase its funding for research and development in order for the U.S. to keep its competitive edge in technology, science, health care and defense, officials told a Senate committee on Tuesday, ...
Other
May 1, 2014
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Colonial legacy has a significant impact on scientific productivity across the continent of Africa, according to a study by researchers at the University of Lomé, in Togo. Writing in the International Journal of Education ...
Social Sciences
Mar 19, 2014
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Technology can open up a world of possibility, but it also has the potential to leave a lot of people behind.
Other
Mar 10, 2014
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Universities need to rebuild their organisational and technological infrastructure, and even change their 'cultural DNA', to meet the challenges of the digital era, according to a new report commissioned by the multi-national ...
Internet
Feb 28, 2014
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(Phys.org) —Is the Internet causing a revolution in education by enabling large numbers of students to take college courses online, at little or no cost, from faculty members at leading universities?
Social Sciences
Jan 29, 2014
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