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A combination of education methods could be the key for some students aiming for higher education
Dr Geoff Hayward from Oxford University funded by the Economic and Social Research Council, who led the research points out, a high proportion of those with combined academic and vocational qualifications gained their qualifications in state-school sixth forms and have importantly similar backgrounds to the traditional academic applicants. view more (2009-07-24)
Do good looks get high school students good grades?
Do personal traits predict success in school? If so, which dimension of one's outward appearance can tell the most about academic achievement? view more (2009-04-23)
Cooperative classrooms lead to better friendships, higher achievement in young adolescents
Students competing for resources in the classroom while discounting each others' success are less likely to earn top grades than students who work together toward goals and share their success, according to an analysis of 80 years of research. view more (2008-03-28)
Government's Direct Funding of Research May Threaten Academic Freedom
The Cambridge University - Massachusetts Institute of Technology project involves direct Government funding, and therefore direction of academic research for the first time in the UK. Dr Gillian Evans, Public Policy Secretary, Council for Academic Freedom and Standards, argues that this represents a direct threat to academic freedom in an article... view more... (2000-04-10)
People are unlikely to withdraw consent for genetic research
People are unlikely to withdraw consent for genetic research even when samples were taken many years ago, research in this week's BMJ suggests. In 1990 1583 randomly selected people in Sweden donated blood to a World Health Organisation project researching cardiovascular disorders and diabetes. Eleven years later, doctors sought their consent for... view more... (2002-09-18)
Imperial College London and Imperial Innovations raise over £20m from City deal
Imperial College London and its technology commercialisation company Imperial Innovations, have jointly raised over £20m from a private placement to institutional investors, it was announced today. view more (2005-04-28)
Class size alone not enough to close academic achievement gap
A Northwestern University study investigating the effects of class size on the achievement gap between high and low academic achievers suggests that high achievers benefit more from small classes than low achievers, especially at the kindergarten and first grade levels. view more (2008-02-29)
Recognizing Children's Successes in All Areas May Prevent Teenage Depression
Students' successes in the first grade can affect more than their future report cards. In a new study, University of Missouri researchers found links among students' weak academic performance in the first grade, self-perceptions in the sixth grade, and depression symptoms in the seventh grade. view more (2009-01-09)
Going to bed late may affect the health, academic performance of college students
College students who go to bed late are more likely to have poor quality sleep, which may affect their mental health and academic performance. view more (2007-06-13)
New Plans To Help Universities Retain Their Best Scientific Researchers: £23m Government funding towards new academic fellowships
Plans for a new £23m fund to help our universities keep their best scientists were announced today by the Science Minister Lord Sainsbury. It is planned there will be up to 200 new Academic Fellowships each year. The new Scheme aims to address concerns that the career path between PhD researcher and University lecturer lacks logical... view more... (2003-09-10)
Kingston University MBA Graduate Banks Worldwide Award
A Kingston University Russian graduate has beaten off worldwide competition to be named 2003 MBA Student of the Year. Natalia Buchstaber, who has just completed Kingston's Moscow-based Master of Business Administration (MBA) programme, won the award ahead of three other shortlisted contenders. Run by the Association of MBAs and the Independent... view more... (2003-11-19)
ERCP quality outcomes in a community hospital setting compare favorably with academic centers
A new study from researchers in Minnesota found that endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) performed in a community hospital setting results in complication rates that compare favorably with those of academic centers while achieving technical success at or above the performance levels recommended by the American Society for... view more... (2009-09-17)
Surgery to improve academic ability in children with congenital heart disease may not work
Surgery to correct congenital heart disease in children may not result in the hoped for improvements in intellectual and academic ability, suggests research in Heart. It is generally believed that congenital heart disease may impair intellectual and academic performance either because of the diminished oxygen supply to the brain and/or missed... view more... (2001-05-17)
Department of Education must listen to Treasury on university funding
Save British Science today welcomed the publication of the Government`s Cross-Cutting Review of Science, and called on the Department for Education & Skills to use next month`s Higher Education Strategy to implement the elements relating to academic pay. view more (2002-10-24)
Full-day vs. half-day kindergarten
In an important new longitudinal study forthcoming in the Feb. 2006 issue of the American Journal of Education, researchers draw on a nationally representative sample of more than 8,000 kindergarteners and 500 U.S. public schools to explore the role of full-day vs. half-day kindergarten in early academic achievement. view more (2006-01-16)
Retaining our nurses
The sources of stress include: view more (1999-08-20)
Parental influences differ in determining child's later academic success
Mothers and fathers play different roles and make different contributions to a child's upbringing, but a father's influence upon a child's academic success later in life is felt the most when he's involved from the very beginning, says a University of Illinois expert in early childhood education. view more (2009-08-13)
Emotional intelligence may be good predictor of success in computing studies
The emotional intelligence of students indirectly contributes to academic success in information technology studies, preliminary results from a study led by Virginia Tech researchers show. view more (2005-10-04)
New look at Facebook and grades
News last month of an unpublished study suggesting that Facebook use is related to lower college academic achievement probably sent more than a few parents reeling. Now a new study may allay those concerns. view more (2009-05-08)
Educate yourself to boost achievement in kids
With school days just around the corner, a University of Michigan researcher has some advice for parents who want to increase their children's academic success. view more (2009-08-07)
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