Why universities need to embrace their wild side
Lincoln Allison makes the case for the revival of the old-style academic eccentric
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The week in higher education – 7 November 2019
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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Are legal concerns stifling scientific debate?
The apparent proliferation of libel challenges by scientists accused of research misconduct have led to fears that journals and others will be dissuaded from calling out wrongdoers. But is the...
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Norman Schofield, 1944-2019
Tributes paid to an expert on the theory and practice of democratic politics whose ‘intellectual brilliance’ was matched by a strong ‘sense of scholarly camaraderie’
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Interview with Léonce Ndikumana
Anti-corruption economist discusses his humble upbringing in Burundi, his five months in solitary confinement, and how his work is shaping global policy
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Climate Commission targets coordinated sector action in UK
University and further education organisations band together
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Academics ‘need training’ on sex and gender in research
Study says that universities need to ‘step up’ to continue progress made by funding agencies and journals
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Prediction markets offered as boost to science integrity
Project hopes to better value research by allowing outside world to see how surprising research findings are to experts in field
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Study reveals major gender imbalance in UK university spin-outs
Report also suggests that spin-outs founded and run by women receive less investment
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Students risk missing out on votes as universities lag on registration
A quarter of universities doing only bare minimum to help registration as general election looms, survey suggests
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Walling off teaching from research will block the road to eminence
The ߣߣÊÓƵn National University’s rejection of massification will reap rich rewards for its students, says Brian Schmidt
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Growth in interdisciplinarity mapped to mark 150 years of Nature
Rise in interactions means three times more disciplines represented in references and citations per paper than 50 years ago
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Bill Rammell to step down as University of Bedfordshire v-c
Former higher education minister will leave in December to seek consultancy and advisory positions
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China and Hong Kong less international in social sciences
Universities in region have lower share of foreign staff in subject in wake of academic restrictions and focus on local hiring