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Read more: Is the British education system racially prejudiced?
Is the British education system racially prejudiced?
This is a delicate topic, but as it’s so much in the news at the moment, we thought we ought not to ignore it. There is, of course, a mountain of statistics to support the assertion that our education system is stacked against people from BAME communities, but also other evidence to illustrate that black…
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Read more: Don’t Tax Reading: the case against VAT on knowledge
Don’t Tax Reading: the case against VAT on knowledge
The removal of VAT from electronic publications earlier this year was the triumphant culmination of a vigorous campaign that had been led by publishers, booksellers, writers, librarians, teachers and readers over many decades to protest against taxation on knowledge. Originally it was started to save print books from tax: after VAT was introduced to the…
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Read more: The Covid-19 crisis: views of a student
The Covid-19 crisis: views of a student
We asked Daphne van Engeland, who studies in her second year towards a BA in Digital Marketing at Coventry University about her experiences. Please tell us a little bit about the courses and lectures you attend. Each of my courses has two one-hour lectures and one two-hour seminar per week. The lectures can be in…
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Read more: The Covid-19 crisis: views of a Creative Writing lecturer
The Covid-19 crisis: views of a Creative Writing lecturer
Dr Judith Heneghan, Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing at the University of Winchester tells us how the Covid lockdown is affecting her work. About the University of Winchester The University of Winchester traces its origins to a teacher training institution founded in the mid-nineteenth century. This became known as King Alfred’s College, and in the…
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Read more: From Open Access to Open Research: a summary of developments
From Open Access to Open Research: a summary of developments
As the OA movement picked up momentum, there were some watershed moments in the UK: the publication of the Finch Report (2012), which – to the surprise of many – chose the Gold “author pays” model (in which the author or his or her institution pays an APC, or Article Processing Charge) over the Green…
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