New LSE director’s four-point plan to restore trust in academy
Universities must communicate better if they are to avoid being presented as part of a ‘distant and malevolent elite’, says Dame Minouche Shafik
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The week in higher education – 31 August 2017
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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Populism and polarisation ‘threaten science’, Nobel laureates say
ߣߣÊÓƵ poll of globe's greatest minds highlights threat of divided politics to academia and research
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Interview with Christian Edwards
The ex-footballer explains why his PhD means more than his Wales cap, and how his Cardiff Met team reached the verge of Europe
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Robert Ferguson, 1942-2017
Academic whose writing fused law and literature remembered
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Trump tornado must not blow Canadian reconciliation off course
Universities should play a key role in teaching Canadians about their nation’s racist past and the possible ways to redress it, says Glen Jones
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Bland peer review needs a pinch of salt
Wise and honourable assessors of grant applications must be allowed to use their discretion, says Sui Huang
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Spanish curricula must move on from the 19th century
The conservatism of Spain’s universities and employers is damaging the nation’s future, says Samuel MartÃn-BarberoÂ
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Giving and receiving feedback needs to be taught
The difficulty of introducing student feedback in Papua New Guinea casts light on more general problems, says John Warren
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‘Never knowingly relevant’: Melvyn Bragg’s recipe for the success of In Our Time
The radio show In Our Time is a sort of academic seminar on the airwaves. Its presenter tells Matthew Reisz about bringing scholars to the public, and the risks UK academia faces
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Books interview: Ciara Cremin
The sociologist and author of on finding her voice, tights and superheroes, and why people are told to ‘man up’ but never to ‘woman up’
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What are you reading? – 31 August 2017
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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The Wisdom of Finance: Discovering Humanity in the World of Risk and Return, by Mihir A. Desai
Book of the week: Great writing can enlighten and encourage dialogue between disciplines, says Gary Morson
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The PhD student’s guide to summer
Lazy days? Not likely. In between reading, visiting the archives and doing fieldwork, you’ll barely have time to think