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In 158 pages of adverts, sponsored features, ministerial forewords and articles from academics and think tank fellows, there's a barrage of impenetrable corporate management speak concerned with "growth", "free trade" and "economic governance".
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Already academics asked to host a distinguished professor of political Islam first consult the police, and are told that this everyday university event requires a strong police presence.
It was also signed by Peggy Valcke of the University of Leuven, one of 10 academics , regulators and executives on Google's advisory council.
QAA has consulted academics on, and included in the UK Quality Code, the basic features that should be incorporated into courses in terms of design, recruitment, learning and teaching, student participation and engagement, assessment and external examining, course updating, appeals and complaints, collaboration and research degrees.
The governor of the Bank of England has explained the difficulty of currency unions; numerous academics - including Alex Salmond's former adviser - don't think a currency union would be agreed; and the recent survey by the British Chambers of Commerce showed business opinion is firmly in favour of keeping the UK and not in favour of a currency union.
Predatory models are already emerging, with established presses offering open-access monographs alongside the print version for an all-inclusive £10,000 charge to offset a presumed (but not proved) fall in revenue: out of the reach for most individual academics , or many institutions.
Academics in Norway published a study last October arguing that EVs can be more polluting than is widely assumed.
On 6 November, academics and staff at 69 universities will begin a marking boycott to protest against proposed changes to pensions.
Academics at newer universities won't be affected by this dispute because they are included in the Teachers PensionsSchememe, rather than USS – a scheme which is due to be reformed from April 2015.
"But in terms of strategies, policies and programs targeting our communities, there hasn't been much consultation at all, whether with us or academics in the field.
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The word "academics" primarily functions as a plural noun. It denotes a group of people who are engaged in higher education, research, and scholarship. Ludwig provides several examples from reliable sources where it is used to refer to professionals in universities and research institutions.
Expression frequency: Very common
