Will our legacy be great idiots savants of history?

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The current vice-chancellor of the University of Melbourne argues that universities need to reclaim their role as instillers of values as well as being imparters of knowledge if they are not to risk producing some of the great idiots savants of history: sophisticated barbarians who possess terrifying knowledge and power but who are bereft of the guiding wisdom and values to use their abilities justly, prudently and wisely. It is argued that universities have profound obligations to discharge and that as essentially international institutions that are dedicated to the universality of truth, they are guilty of failing morally if they are unmoved by a sense of global educational responsibility.

Educational aspects

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New code to crack down on research misconduct

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The Russell Group of research-intensive universities in the UK are to introduce a new "code of practice on good research governance" for researchers, which will enable them to hold researchers to account for malpractice and mistakes. The code, which is designed as a checklist of potential problem areas universities should be aware of, covers issues ranging from plagiarism and falsification of research results to intellectual property rights.

Research and Testing Services, Scientific Research and Development Services, Research & Development-Universities, University research, Research ethics

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Pioneers to take a principled approach

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The Association of Colleges is to publish a Charter for Excellence in International Education and Training. The charter will commit educational institutions in the UK who want to operate in the international education market to ethical recruitment of foreign students.

Personnel administration, Recruiting, Students, Foreign, Foreign students, Industry hiring, International education

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