Web of knowledge
In their opinion article “Prints charming” (8 February) Al Martinich and Tom Palaima make an important claim that is demonstrably untrue. It is that the building of libraries in the US by the...
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Bad behaviours
In the opinion article “Hell hath no fury…” (8 February), an anonymous academic describes the pain and anger that they feel after being wrongly suspended by a manager. I can sympathise with that...
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No age ambiguity
Ken Smith (Letters, 15 February) deduces from Matthew Reisz’s statement that Kori Schake “was born in Sonoma, California, ‘not far from where gold was discovered in 1848’”, that Schake “will turn 170...
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Chalk it up to oversight
Our annual pay review details v-cs’ remuneration, explores the make-up and workings of the governing bodies that set it, and compares the rewards on offer with those of other sectors
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Appointments – 22 February 2018
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Teacher education must rise above political correctness
Canadian universities’ recruitment of teachers must be done purely on academic merit, say Rodney Clifton and Alexandra Burnett
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Work experience should be a job requirement for academics
Teaching would improve if all scholars were required to undertake regular secondments in industry, says Cecilia Chan
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Cultural soldiers mass in the academic ranks
Their emphasis on cultivating understanding makes universities natural homes for those at war with their societies, says Shahidha Bari
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EU ‘should forge wider research community after Brexit’
Wellcome Trust says that UK should be prepared to pay more to ensure continued participation in framework programmes
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MPs grill vice-chancellors over ‘immoral’ and ‘over-inflated’ pay
MPs on education select committee suggest vice-chancellors should not be paid more than the prime minister
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Your biggest asset for academic career success? A growth mindset
Alexander Clark and Bailey Sousa urge academics to leave their ‘fixed mindsets’ behind if they want their careers to flourish
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Theresa May’s review will not help higher education, students or Conservatives
The prime minister’s review of higher education is an exercise in self-harm that will also inflict damage on universities, says Patrick McGhee