The week in higher education – 12 September 2019
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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Share research funding more evenly across UK, urge MPs
Commons Science and Technology Committee also calls for rebalancing of funding between disciplines and greater support for small, specialist institutions
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How student debt shapes family life
Caitlin Zaloom considers how we can prevent escalating fees from tying students to their parents well into adulthood
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How green is my university?
Academia has gone green in a big way in recent years, but some doubt whether it will make much difference to the planet. Nick Mayo speaks to scholars and students to assess the sector’s environmental...
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Interview with Katina Michael
The futurist on her gutsy mum, why technology should liberate not control, and how graduates are turning their backs on Silicon Valley
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Immanuel Wallerstein, 1930-2019
Tributes paid to founder of world-system analysis
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Future gazer: resist research fads and focus on strengths instead
ߣߣÊÓƵn report warns against fetish for interdisciplinarity, citing increasing specialisation of subfields
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UK rival to ERC would be poor substitute, says Oxford v-c
Ministers considering report outlining possibility of setting up domestic alternative post-Brexit
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UK universities’ global pre-eminence is in peril
Brexit, domestic funding threats and declining public trust could conspire to undermine a critical national asset, says Louise Richardson
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THE World University Rankings 2020: ߣߣÊÓƵ hits record high
University of Canberra, QUT and UNSW Sydney the standout performers in a rising field
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Rising physics star says constructive criticism key to creativity
Sabrina Gonzalez Pasterski tells young scholars to focus on research and ignore ‘shitty job market’
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THE World University Rankings 2020: the best can’t stand still
A restlessness and an unwillingness to rest on their laurels are common traits of the universities that prize, and are prized for, their teaching. Sarah Wild writes
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THE World University Rankings 2020: do your thing; we’ll do the details
Top research institutions create an environment that nurtures talent and gives staff support that frees them to focus on their work, hears Sarah Wild
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THE World University Rankings 2020: work that pays double dividends
Research with and for industry earns institutions vital income and furthers knowledge transfer, so universities take it seriously, finds Sarah Wild