UK physics higher education "at severe risk" says institute

InstItute for HIgHer educatIon PolIcy

UK Centre for Bioscience, Higher Education Academy

In a recent publication in CBE—Life Sciences Education, Woodin et al. (2010) summarized the findings and recommendations of a range of meetings and reports that addressed the changing needs of biology undergraduate education in the United States. Here in the United Kingdom, members of the community supported by the UK Centre for Bioscience are very familiar with many of the issues raised in thi...

Disaster risk assessment pattern in higher education centers

Disasters are one of the most important challenges which must be considered by every management system. Higher education centers have high disaster risk because of their risk factors (existence of historical and scientific documents and resources and expensive laboratory equipment in these centers emphasizes the importance of disaster management). Moreover, the existence of young volunteers of ...

Professional recognition: promoting recognition through the Higher Education Academy in a UK higher education institution

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Khozestan Institute for higher education students' viewpoints on librarians' nonverbal communication skills

Background and Aim: This study attempted to investigate Khouzestan Institute for Higher Education students' viewpoints on librarians' nonverbal communication skills and their roles to attract the audience. Methods: This is an analytical survey which used a researcher-made questionnaire to measure librarians’ communication skills in five dimensions by 39 statements. It also measured students’ sa...