Textbook rentals a growing trend in higher education
Until recently, when it came to buying textbooks, there really were only two primary options for the nation’s college students: new or used, and used only sometimes.
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Until recently, when it came to buying textbooks, there really were only two primary options for the nation’s college students: new or used, and used only sometimes.
Sixth-formers should be given a chance to try out teaching, to encourage the brightest into the profession after they finish university, say MPs.
The vast amount of glass in skyscrapers and office buildings represents enormous potential for an emerging technology that turns windows into solar panels. But major questions remain as to whether solar windows can be sufficiently inexpensive and efficient to be widely adopted.
Deal to make Ikea furniture in Cuban prisons was hatched using East German trading connections, according to reports
Harvard and MIT are joining forces to launch edX, an open-source, online education platform. Leaders from both universities discussed how they hope to transform teaching and learning on campus and around the globe.
Parkinson's disease, a disorder which affects movement and cognition, affects over a million Americans, including actor Michael J. Fox, who first brought it to the attention of many TV-watching Americans.
In a single new scientific publication, 24 new species of lizards known as skinks, all from islands in the Caribbean, have been discovered and scientifically named.
A pioneering Pierce County school district and a leading online education company have decided to end a partnership that began in 2006.
Head teachers have rejected an industry report which suggests video games have educational benefits.
After evaluating 24 million miles of electric-vehicle driving, the EV Project has learned some lessons that could have huge implications for EVs' success. Here's what we know now.