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The article focuses on an analysis of titles of journal papers submitted to Great Britain research excellence framework, according to which lengthy titles of journal papers may have a lower impact and inversely use of brief title of journal papers could have a significant positive impact.

The article explores the influence of academic journals on the career of scientists and academics in Great Britain and their threat to science advancement. It says that the Higher Education Funding Council for England (Hefce) rule which would make citations available for use by panels worsens the pressure faced by academics to publish their research in known journals to advance their careers. Nobel prize winner John Sulston notes that journal metrics over-interpret findings. "The Lancet" editor Richard Horton added that impact factor distort findings.

The article discusses the white paper entitled "Educational Excellence Everywhere" published by the government of Great Britain. It states that the government wants universities to establish centers of excellence in initial teacher training (ITT). It mentions that the white paper shows that the government reaffirm commitment to moving towards a school-led ITT system.

The article focuses on a Centre for Global Higher Education (CGHE) working paper expressing concern over the problem of graduate "over-education," which also included its authors, Francis Green and Golo Henseke of UCL Institute of Education, rejecting the view of monitoring the average rate of return to higher education.

The article reports on the statement of British home secretary Theresa May that the approval of the plans for a higher education White Paper is a move against the plan of the funding council of England to fundamentally modify the quality assurance.

The article focuses on inclusion of widening participation metrics in the teaching excellence framework (TEF) in a Green Paper to be publish by British government as of October 2015. It discussed that government with include plans related to market entry and exit, English higher education, and reshaping the framework under British Prime Minister David Cameron. It mentions the views of Jo Johnson, universities and science minister, on linking widening participation and access to the TEF.

The author offers insights on research income and publications and its threat on the careers of scholars in Great Britain. The author discusses the problem of scholars on research and publication when applying for an academic job, way to evaluate quality rather than quantity in research papers, and the problem with high-impact journals.

The article reports on a seminar hosted by the Early Careers Network of University College London's Population and long Health Domain on April 22, 2015 in Great Britain. At the Rosie Bartlett and Kate Hoyland, former BBC journalists explained that researchers should think like journalists in order to get their work noticed by the press. The seminar discussed how researchers can make sure that their findings catch journalists' attention and, thereby, a wider audience.

The article discusses aspects of the graduate school work of the college students particularly the scientific papers in history in Great Britain. Topics mentioned include the long-term impact of scientific research on the field of biochemistry, the importance of citations in literature and the benchmarking of the institutions.

The article focuses on how universities in the Great Britain are prepared to begin Grade Point Average (GPA) but the universities are waiting to get permission from the ministers before running and mentions that the effect of Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) is to be seen before taking on GPA.

The article reports that an education bill is unlikely to be part of the British Parliament's session in 2016. Topics discussed include minister for government policy Oliver Letwin considering introducing education reforms as secondary legislation instead of as a fresh Act of Parliament, the implication of the absence of a legislative bill for the plan to merge the Higher Education Funding Council for England and the Office for Fair Access and the effects of Letwin's proposal on tuition fees.

The article reports on the forthcoming White Paper on the future of higher education in Great Britain and which is expected to contain plans to eliminate the student number caps for universities recruiting those with the highest A-level grades as the government aims to ensure that top-performing students enter elite institutions. The paper focuses on three interlinked policies that the government believes would ease pressure on public funds through fee reduction. The plan is expected to result to competition among elite universities.

In this article the author comments on the opportunity that new primary higher education legislation "White Paper" in Great Britain provides for a full and frank debate in Parliament and elsewhere. Topics include The White Paper focusing on four themes and the themes include competition from new providers, widening participation and student choice and implementing the review published in 2015 by Sir Paul Nurse.

The article discusses the issues that could be discussed in the Higher Education (HE) White Paper to be published by British Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS). Topics discussed include discussion on Jo Johnson's minimum threshold on financial reserves all institutions must hold to fund their students, Emran Mian of the Social Market Foundation think tank, on the paper and Higher Education Funding Council for England's move for quality assurance.

The article examines whether the doctoral thesis has become obsolete in British universities and colleges. Topics covered include how the average doctoral student spends almost six months of their four-year programme writing their thesis and another six months waiting for it to be examined and the pros and cons of an integrated format for doctoral papers. INSETS: 'AN ATHLETE DOES THOUSANDS OF LAPS ON THE TRACK WITH NO ONE...;CUT TO THE PAPER CHASE: A HAPPY EXAMPLE OF THE INTEGRATED....

The article reports that Liberal Democrats deputy leader Simon Hughes is urging his party members to review the higher education policy proposal promoted by the coalition government. Hughes is appealing for greater examination of the White Paper, which he believes is disadvantageous to students from poor backgrounds. The proposal includes free competition for students with A-level grades of AAB.

The article describes a higher education White Paper as a flawed strategy that will fail to achieve many of the aims of the government of Great Britain, according to a report from the Higher Education Policy Institute in Great Britain. The report considers the emergence of a bipolar system as a factor that could exacerbate inequality between institutions and it warns about the competition among universities to recruit AAB students. It also raised issues on reforms and financial support.

The article discusses the views of higher education policy expert David Watson on the Green Paper on higher education in Great Britain, released in November 2015.

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's experience of being asked for his passport while examining in one of the British universities.

The article reports on the opportunity presented by opening up one in four full-time undergraduate places to competition in higher education in Great Britain according to Higher Education Funding Council for England (Hefce) chief executive Alan Langlands in July 2011. Langlands says that Hefce had information on the financial outlook for universities for the next four years, which showed that they could cope with the decision to allow funding to follow students. The other main points of the strategy document released by Hefce is also discussed.

The article offers information on the Next Steps for Computer Sciences in Higher Education conference on fundamental skills that computer science graduates learn in Great Britain in February 2016 and offers the views of Susan Eisenbach from the Imperial College London on the same.

The article mentions the views of Sorana Vieru, vice-president of the National Union of Students, on the impact of teaching excellence framework on curricula and standards which will be a disadvantage for staff and students from minority backgrounds.

The article reports on the criticism of the British government for its failure to include internationalisation in the higher education white paper by the British Higher Education International and Europe Unit in 2011.

The article presents a summary of the British government's White Paper on higher education, which includes the proposal for universities to compete for one in four student places.

The author comments on the British government's White Paper which proposes reforms in higher education including liberalization, and empowering fee-paying students.

The article reports on a paper from the Centre for Education and Employment Research in Great Britain which argues that the basic concept of diploma is flawed. It states that the qualification to provide better routes from school to work is extremely doubtful, and it will be difficult to ensure comparability of standards in the same subject. It also shows that the principle of diploma encompassing academic and vocational education has been welcomed by universities and employers.

The article focuses on the proposed immigration rules for landlords in Great Britain and its possible impact on overseas students. The government plans to require landlords to check documents of prospective tenants. The Council for International Student Affairs says checking students' immigration status using original documents beforehand would be difficult. It adds that international students frequently have to renew their visas and leave their passports with the Home Office.

The article focuses on reports that several universities in Great Britain are taking steps to curb the amount they spend on office basics in an effort to cut costs.

The article reports on the plan to make doctor of philosophy (PhD) degrees a requirement for all academic posts in British universities. It mentions circumstances wherein experience in the private sector may be of more value than a research qualification. Universities are called upon to avoid a cloistered attitude and consider contextual information to set aside the PhD requirement whenever appropriate.

The author reflects on the British government's White Paper on the undergraduate experience in higher education in England as of July 2011. He claims the quality of lecturers entering the university system is one of the factors that affect the educational part of the student experience. In addition, he states that student choice does not equate to student needs, and criticizes the paper for failing to specify how institutions can make the student experience world class. He mentions the comment of liberal John Stuart Mill on free choice in education.

The article raises the argument from the Royal Society that high quality and publicly accessible datasets should be given as much credit as standard publications in the research excellence framework (REF). In its report "Science as an Open Enterprise: Open Data for Open Science," the Royal Society recognizes the skill and creativity required to acquire data and it argues for motivation for data release. Professor Geoffrey Boulton cites the reason behind the risk of datasets losing out to REFs.

The article discusses possible scenarios that could materialize if the British government's proposal to open one in four student places to competition between higher education institutions has the effects the government desires.

The author reflects on poor quality of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) thesis in Great Britain. He mentions that the allotted three-year time to complete a thesis had significantly changed the requirements and expectations regarding such research. According to him, most doctoral theses now fall short of what is expected and no longer constitute a reliable qualification for academia due to the dilution of a requirement that a thesis constituted a significant and substantial contribution to knowledge.

The article discusses issues in the higher education sector in Great Britain as of late 2014, particularly the lack of a common standard in performance assessment of university degrees. Also cited are the 2012 paper "A Handbook for External Examining" from the Higher Education Academy, the position by the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA) on the issue, and the work of the Student Assessment and Classification Working Group on the topic.

The article reports that publishing giant Elsevier has denied to force academics in Great Britain to sign up to its other services in order to use the newly acquired Social Science Research Network (SSRN) repository. Topics include Elsevier's purchase of SSRN marks attempt to maintain control over publishing, and view of open access advocates, who have been highly critical of Elsevier that the publisher could crack down on the free dissemination of papers.

The article discusses university governance. A Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards report revealed several things universities can learn from the collapse of HBOS. London Metropolitan University saw same features as of HBOS between 2002 and 2009 like how its board lack the expertise to understand funding implications of high drop-out rates. The author believes the Higher Education Funding Council for England will be powerless without legislation based on the 2011 White Paper.

The author analyzes the impact of the application of neoliberal ideology to the academic policy of Great Britain. He argues that the beliefs of the authors were set out with indifferent finality in the Browne Report and the higher education white paper. He emphasizes the duty of the government to reduce the dangers posed by global politics to the nation and its principles, particularly its academic principles. He urges the academic sector to call for rewriting the research excellence framework.

The article discusses the state of foreign-language learning in Great Britain at all levels. According to the British Academy's 2009 paper "Language Matters," the recent trends in foreign-language learning may tarnish the distinction of British scholarship within the humanities and social sciences. The 2004 decision of the British government to make languages optional for pupils ages 14 to 16 has allegedly led to the increase in the proportion of school children doing no languages at all. Such issues pose threats to research and language skills supply.

The article offers information on a selection of objects and documents of historical importance to Great Britain or are being restored to form an essential research resource. Included are a shrapnel-damaged watch of a British soldier, the 1730-1830 papers of the Lascelles family, and a photograph of Lewis Jones with the Tehuelche people of Patagonia. Others are an enameled brooch presented to Mary Ann Rawle, the banner of the Morlais Lodge of the National Union of Mineworkers and a photograph of the Rileys missionaries setting off from Lui to Yei.

The article discusses the suggestions made by the Great Britain-based professional institution Higher Education Academy (HEA) for the government's teaching excellence framework, known as Green Paper, that focuses on improving the quality of teaching in colleges and universities. The emphasis on recognizing and rewarding teachers is suggested to enhance the motivational level. Further, the need and benefits of becoming an HEA member is mentioned.

The article discusses that the higher education White Paper "Success as a Knowledge Economy" in Great Britain marks the final stages of transformation of universities into second-rate schools. Topics include the White Paper stated to import the worst elements of the government's micromanagement of schools including inspections by Great Britain's Office for Standards in Education in England and it also recognizes that the quality of higher education cannot be measured by satisfaction alone.

The article discusses the potential impact of creating multiple tuition fee caps linked to the teaching excellence framework (TEF) in Great Britain according to higher education organizations Universities UK and GuildHE. Topics include the highlights of the "Green Paper" released by the British government, British legislation relating to the implementation of the "Green Paper," and the dynamic and developmental process of excellent teaching according to the Higher Education Academy (HEA).

The article discusses the move of the British government to implement reforms in the higher educational system at universities through the Green Paper framework. The consultation is focused on teaching excellence, costs of education, and student choices. It cites the Browne Review of the higher education Green Paper which highlights the regulatory burden of the tuition fee cap to align with inflation.

This section offers news briefs related higher education in Great Britain as of July 2012 which include the findings of a study which reveals that university admission officers are most impressed by applicants' desire to study independently and Member of Parliament's opinion that the government should not allow free data and text mining in research papers.

In this article, the author examines the plight of academic researchers in Great Britain. He claims that commercial publishers continue to reap record profits for the researchers' research papers in spite of the introduction of the Internet, where a researcher can directly publish his work online. He suggests the use of the open-access journals like the "PLoS ONE" to resolve the issue with commercial publishers.

This section offers higher education news briefs in Great Britain. A paper by Angela David of the University of Warwick's department of history revealed that healthcare providers still widely ignore women's preferences about how and where they give birth. A "British Medical Journal"-published paper warned of the greater number of lives at risk with the reductions in Spain's healthcare system. Hulme Barracks will be investigated by University of Salford researchers.