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Divergence has delivered dogma Following recent letters in Times Higher Education, and in response to Ferdinand von Prondzynski ("Divergence has delivered results", Countdown to the Scottish Referendum, 14 August), there are points to be made in respect of both the performance of Scottish...

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Published in:Times Higher Education 2014-09 (2169)
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Access to Education
Caring
Deans
Employment
Fees & charges
Government (Administrative Body)
Higher education
Medical schools
Nontraditional Students
Physical Environment
Research funding
School Districts
School systems
Social Mobility
Students
Universities
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Summary:Divergence has delivered dogma Following recent letters in Times Higher Education, and in response to Ferdinand von Prondzynski ("Divergence has delivered results", Countdown to the Scottish Referendum, 14 August), there are points to be made in respect of both the performance of Scottish universities and the pernicious impact of the nature of university funding on wider educational performance across Scotland. Scotland has 15 universities, while there are approximately 130 in the UK as a whole. [...]the percentage of research funding that goes to Scottish institutions is close to the proportion that its universities represent in the UK as a whole. Considerable research income, as well as volume of publications, is associated with medical schools and the biomedical sciences, substantial funding for these areas coming from the Medical Research Council and Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, as well as the Wellcome Trust and other medically related charities. [...]students who don't fit the mould feel that they need to change something in themselves: who they are; how they act; their spending; their aspirations.
ISSN:0049-3929