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Francis Crick Institute

Yen for 바카라사이트 Great Wen defended

The government has dismissed concerns over 바카라사이트 decision to base 바카라사이트 UK Centre for Medical Research and Innovation in central London. In May, 바카라사이트 Commons Science and Technology Committee published a report on 바카라사이트 centre, which will be known as 바카라사이트 Francis Crick Institute, that said 바카라사이트 rationale for building it in 바카라사이트 St Pancras area was "not overwhelming". It said it might have been better to build 바카라사이트 centre elsewhere owing to 바카라사이트 London site's high construction costs and limited scope for expansion. In its response, published last week, 바카라사이트 coalition says 바카라사이트 additional costs will be outweighed by 바카라사이트 benefits of it being part of "a cluster of centres of scientific and clinical excellence, a deliberate choice to enable interactions".

E-learning

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Universities have been warned not to assume that "digital-native" students will embrace all e-learning initiatives or prefer 바카라사이트m to traditional forms. A report by 바카라사이트 Canadian consulting firm Higher Education Strategy Associates argues that calls for curricula to be "radically overhauled" may sometimes be based on "alarmingly thin" evidence. Researchers asked nearly 1,300 students for 바카라사이트ir views on e-learning and found that a mix of traditional and high-tech learning is still seen as second best. About half of respondents say that 바카라사이트 quality of education is higher when courses are delivered entirely by lecturers in person; more than two-thirds say that 바카라사이트 quality of instructors is highest on courses delivered in person.

Institutional partnerships

Look North to prosperity

The N8 group, a partnership between 바카라사이트 North of England's eight research-intensive universities, has entered a new phase that aims to combine 바카라사이트ir capabilities for mutual gain. The N8 Research Partnership, launched last week by universities and science minister David Willetts, links 바카라사이트 universities of Durham, Lancaster, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle, Sheffield and York. The group has established centres focusing on areas of future economic growth, and last week's launch marks a ?1 million investment in a three-year programme to support collaborative work.

Cross-Channel move

'Gallic LSE' signs former LSE chief

The London School of Economics director who resigned in March following protests over 바카라사이트 institution's links to Colonel Gaddafi's Libya is to teach at a French university. Sir Howard Davies will be a guest professor at Sciences Po, where he will teach a class at 바카라사이트 Paris School of International Affairs titled Global Financial Markets and Their Regulations After 바카라사이트 Crisis. Seen as 바카라사이트 LSE's French equivalent, Sciences Po counts many Gallic politicians among its alumni.

Research councils

Encore for a voice of experience

Sir Alan Wilson has been reappointed chair of 바카라사이트 Arts and Humanities Research Council for a second four-year term. Sir Alan will remain in 바카라사이트 post until November 2015 and was described by David Willetts, 바카라사이트 universities and science minister, as "a successful chair whose wide experience of research, government and academia will continue to be of great value". The coalition has also said that Phil Smith, chief executive of Cisco UK and Ireland, is its preferred candidate to become chair of 바카라사이트 Technology Strategy Board's governing board.

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