28 juin 2015

Atlasmuseum : créer un « musée à ciel ouvert » et valoriser les œuvres d’art des universités

Dans le cadre de sa thèse, Virginie Pringuet, doctorante à l’université de Rennes 2, a créé « Atlasmuseum », une plateforme contributive destinée à recenser toutes les œuvres présentes dans l’espace public. Virginie Pringuet explique, pour le site de la CPU, le fonctionnement et l’objectif de cette plateforme innovante dont la réalisation lui tenait à cœur depuis longtemps. Voir l'article...

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Summer’s here, but students have to top up CVs and not their tans

http://static.guim.co.uk/static/c55907932af8ee96c21b7d89a9ebeedb4602fbbf/common/images/logos/the-guardian/news.gifBy and . Sixth formers can’t relax after exams these days. They have to polish Ucas applications, chase work experience … so where’s the time for fun. More...

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Lemn Sissay, foster child, poet and university chancellor: ‘Everything I know about myself comes from Manchester’

http://static.guim.co.uk/static/c55907932af8ee96c21b7d89a9ebeedb4602fbbf/common/images/logos/the-guardian/news.gifBy. He beat Peter Mandelson to be elected chancellor of Manchester University, but this doesn’t mean it is ‘time for a party’ – Lemn Sissay is determined to use his new role to help more of his fellow care-leavers into education. More...

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What's wrong with academics making friends with students?

http://static.guim.co.uk/static/c55907932af8ee96c21b7d89a9ebeedb4602fbbf/common/images/logos/the-guardian/news.gifBy. We need to treat students like the adults they are and have normal social relationships with them. More...

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Home students learn about the world from their international peers

http://static.guim.co.uk/static/c55907932af8ee96c21b7d89a9ebeedb4602fbbf/common/images/logos/the-guardian/news.gifBy. A recent poll found UK undergrads view their global classmates positively – and see them as the hardest working students. More...

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Head to head: do you need a master's degree to run an NGO?

http://static.guim.co.uk/static/c55907932af8ee96c21b7d89a9ebeedb4602fbbf/common/images/logos/the-guardian/news.gifBy. In the first part of a new series that debates issues from opposing viewpoints, we look at the pros and cons of a qualification in NGO management. More...

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Numeracy crisis threatens to hold back UK in global data race

http://static.guim.co.uk/static/c55907932af8ee96c21b7d89a9ebeedb4602fbbf/common/images/logos/the-guardian/news.gifBy. Report says Britain could become world leader in ‘big data’, but must improve quantitative skills teaching and the basic skills of the general population. More...

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Pupils denied university place due to immigration status 'should get loans'

http://static.guim.co.uk/static/c55907932af8ee96c21b7d89a9ebeedb4602fbbf/common/images/logos/the-guardian/news.gifBy. Many unaware of restriction until applying for financial support, which can be as high as £26,000 a year if they are charged as an international student. More...

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Could you survive university without social media?

http://static.guim.co.uk/static/c55907932af8ee96c21b7d89a9ebeedb4602fbbf/common/images/logos/the-guardian/news.gifBy. Students rely on Facebook to organise their social lives, but I never felt like I was missing out by not being online. More...

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Universities, don't conflate ‘lad culture’ with ‘drink culture'

http://static.guim.co.uk/static/c55907932af8ee96c21b7d89a9ebeedb4602fbbf/common/images/logos/the-guardian/news.gifBy. Institutions should stop making scapegoats for problems they themselves have had a hand in creating – it’s time for universities to take responsibility. More...

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